What was found
AFTER REMOVING CORROSION, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE CAP ANGLE ATTACHED TO STAIRWAY FRAME, BETWEEN BS 1401 - 1405, LT SIDE. THE CAP ANGLE WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2.
- Difficulty date
- April 19, 2018
- Submitted
- April 20, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N920DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53423
- Aircraft time
- 61,790 hours, 44,812 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame Angle
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1401-1405
- 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.