Service difficulty report · Plate · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 29, 2016
Submitted
November 1, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N909DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53418
Aircraft time
59,718 hours, 46,553 cycles
Part
Plate
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CRACK WAS FOUND ON FORWARD CARGO DOOR (C1) AT THE UPPER FWD OF (0.120") STA Y=375". RIVETS WERE REMOVED PER SRM 51-30-2. DAMAGE WAS REMOVED PER SRM 53-05-FIG 105. HFEC WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON FORWARD CARGO DOOR (C1) AT THE UPPER FWD STA Y= 375". NO CRACKS WERE FOUND AFTER TRIM OUT PER NDT SPM 06-10-01.001. PLATE WAS REMOVED PER SRM 51-30-5. REPAIR PARTS WERE FABRICATED PER SRM 53-05 FIG 105. PARTS REPAIR. PLATE AND CONICAL WASHER WERE INSTALLED PER SRM 51-30-5. PERFORM HFEC INSPECTION INITIAL 28,000 CYCLES AND REPETITIVE EVERY 20,000 CYCLES PER SRM 53-05 PARAGRAPH 120 GENERAL NOTE NUMBER 3, PAGE 683.

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