Service difficulty report · Doubler · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 2, 2019
Submitted
March 4, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N976DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53257
Aircraft time
72,750 hours, 53,804 cycles
Part
Doubler
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

INITIAL INSPECTION: CRACK ON EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER (AFT LOWER CORNER) AT FWD PASSENGER DOOR EXTERNAL AREA (L1). DAMAGED EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER (AFT LOWER CORNER) AT FWD PASSENGER DOOR EXTERNAL AREA (L1) WAS REPLACED PER SRM 52-05 PAR 39 FIG 37. (LP0966722)

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