Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 24, 2018
Submitted
July 24, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N949DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49880
Aircraft time
74,112 hours, 55,471 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

1.5 INCH CRACK RT SIDE CANTED FRAME. STOP-DRILLED 1.5" CRACK PER SRM 53-01. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC CRACK CONTAINED IAW SRM 53-01. FABRICATED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01 FIG 2. ALODINED PER SRM 53-10-3. PRIMED PER PROCESS STANDARD MANUAL 900-3-6 NR 3. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01. RESTORED FINISH PER PS 900-3.

More about the Doug MD-88