What was found
CRACK ON STIFFENER AT STA Y=1350 AND X=0 AT P-DOME UPPER SIDE. CRACKED STIFFENER WAS REPALCED IAW SRM'S 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5 AND 51-10-4. EMERGENCY EXIT MECHANISM ARM ASSY WAS REMOVED AND REINSTALLED TO FACILITATE MX IAW CMM 52-22-02.
- Difficulty date
- February 15, 2010
- Submitted
- March 25, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N989DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53341
- Aircraft time
- 47,265 hours, 34,895 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D219
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Stiffener
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1350
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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