Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 6, 2018
Submitted
September 7, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N988DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53339
Aircraft time
68,167 hours, 49,322 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuel Tank
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

FUEL LEAKING FROM LT CENTER TANK. POSSIBLE SKIN CRACK LEFT OF CENTER KEEL BEAM. CRACK INDICATION IN LWR SKIN AT APPROX STA 883 STR 17 BY HFEC IAW MDC 93KO393 NDT SPM PART 6-10-01.001. REPAIR IN REF TO ERA 571124-14AD REV O AND ERA 571160-14 REV O.

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