What was found
A/C SKIN HAS 7/8" LONG CRACK AT BS 1436, BETWEEN L 4&5 LT. ENDS OF CRACK HAVE BEEN MARKED WITH HFEC. COMPLIED WITH PRI 554857-14 REV 0. REPAIR REF ERA 554857-14 REV ORIG. FINAL ERA RECEIVED.
- Difficulty date
- February 15, 2017
- Submitted
- February 16, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N918DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49959
- Aircraft time
- 60,754 hours, 44,211 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.