Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 30, 2017
Submitted
August 2, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49535
Aircraft time
79,485 hours, 60,791 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Mlg Ww
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

FOUND LEFT MLG WHEEL WELL CUTOUT FWD LOWER FRAME CRACKED. CRACK IS MULTI DIRECTIONAL AND IS LOCATED APPROX 10 INCHES DOWN FROM UPPER ATTACH FITTING. STOP DRILLED CRACK TIPS PER MD88 SRM 51-01. PERFORMED 10X DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION. ALL CRACKS CONTAINED TO STOP DRILL HOLES. REMOVED DAMAGED FRAME. INSTALLED REPLACEMENT FRAME DWG 5930584.

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