Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 16, 2017
Submitted
February 17, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49591
Aircraft time
76,222 hours, 58,049 cycles
Part
Fuel Tank
Condition
Cracked
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.

What was found

A CRACK WAS FOUND OF 1.450" ON RH CENTER TANK LOWER AFT SKIN BETWEEN STRINGER 17 AND XCW= 15.0. REPAIR IAW ER/A 554113-14AD REV. ORIGINAL.

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