Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 8, 2017
Submitted
August 9, 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
Cargo Bay
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

FOUR CRACKS ON LOWER AFT DOOR FRAME CORNER BETWEEN BS 416 TO 427 OF FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT. FUSELAGE SKIN AT FWD CARGO DOOR FRAME WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 105.

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