What was found
VERTICAL RAM AIR INLET DUCT SKIN LEFT SIDE CRACKED DORSAL FIN AREA. CRACK 7" LONG. IAW ENGINEERING PERFORMED DETAILED VISUAL INSP OF CRACK AND SURROUNDING AREA. STOP DRILLED CRACK IAW INSTRUCTIONS.
- Difficulty date
- December 20, 2016
- Submitted
- December 21, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N988DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53339
- Aircraft time
- 63,973 hours, 46,119 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2150 · Cabin Cooling System
- Part
- Duct
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Ram Air
- 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.