What was found
A ONE INCH CRACK ON STRINGER 16L AT XCW=12.00 INSIDE CENTER FUEL TANK. THE STRINGER WAS REPAIRED IAW ETI-88-16-398 REV 2 /ER/A 551689-14 REV A, ETI-8816-403 REV 1, ER/A 551693-14 REV ORIGINAL.
- Difficulty date
- November 7, 2016
- Submitted
- November 8, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N902DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53379
- Aircraft time
- 64,410 hours, 47,114 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Stringer
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuel Cell
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.