What was found
CRACK DETECTED ON UPPER CANTED FRAME AT 2 0'CLOCK. REMOVED UPPER CANTED FRAME AND DRILLED REPLACEMENT CANTED FRAME. (398826). INSTALLED REPLACEMENT FRAME IAW BOEING DRAWING 9911843. (LP1460279)
- Difficulty date
- January 24, 2020
- Submitted
- January 25, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N973DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53241
- Aircraft time
- 75,266 hours, 56,115 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.