What was found
AFT AUXILIARY TANK LOCATED IN THE AFT BAG PIT HAS A CRACKED STRINGER LOCATED AROUND THE 4 O'CLOCK POSITION TOWARDS THE FORWARD SIDE. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS.
- Difficulty date
- December 4, 2000
- Submitted
- December 4, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N601ME
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49762
- Aircraft time
- 41,864 hours, 14,973 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Stringer
- Part number
- 59226551
- 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.