What was found
DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 1309 JUST ABOVE LONGERON 7R. THE CRACK IN THE SKIN MEASURED 2.5'' LONG. THE SKIN WAS REPAIRED IAW EA 40-2016-285, REV A.
- Difficulty date
- September 3, 2016
- Submitted
- June 9, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N404NV
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49765
- Aircraft time
- 66,335 hours, 42,892 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 5930485
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1309
- Part time
- 66,335 hours, 42,892 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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