Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 21, 2017
Submitted
December 21, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N907DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49538
Aircraft time
79,332 hours, 60,769 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuel Tank
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

DURING BHEC/HFEC INSPECTIONS OF CENTER TANK LOWER SKIN REPAIR AREA PER PRI 563649-14AD REV 1 STEPS 7 AND 8 CRACK FOUND IN CENTER TANK LOWER FWD SKIN IN AND AROUND FASTENER HOLE JUST FORWARD OF CUTOUT IN AFT SKIN (SHOWN IN FIG 1 SHEET 1 OF PRI). CRACKS EXTEND FWD OF AND AFT OF FASTENER HOLE. (MARKED ENDS OF CRACKS FROM INSIDE TANK). COMPLIED WITH PRI / ERA 563649-14AD REV 7 AND ERA 563883-14 REV ORIG. PRI 563649-14AD REV 7 MATCHES FINAL ERA 563649-14AD REV ORIG.

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