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An MD80 in 'B' check was found with a left wheelwell channel crack, 2 pt 5 inches in length, and a 1 inch crack at midpoint extending perpendicular to the channel lip. 2 pt 5 inch crack ends were stop drilled.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 626359 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200407 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 626359 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Upon inspection found a 2 1/2
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 IN 'B' CHK WAS FOUND WITH A L WHEELWELL CHANNEL CRACK, 2 PT 5 INCHES IN LENGTH, AND A 1 INCH CRACK AT MIDPOINT EXTENDING PERPENDICULAR TO THE CHANNEL LIP. 2 PT 5 INCH CRACK ENDS WERE STOP DRILLED.
Narrative: UPON INSPECTION FOUND A 2 1/2
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.