MD88 pilot notes stress crack on lower wing.

Attributes
ACN	438310
Time
Date	199905
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pwm.airport
State Reference	ME
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	438310
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : company policies non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Small stress crack beginning at a rivet on lower right wing 4 ft from wing root and 1 ft from leading edge. The crack was small and judged to be insignificant. Upon landing in cvg, I pointed it out to maintenance and wrote it into the logbook.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD88 PLT NOTES STRESS CRACK ON LOWER WING.

Narrative: SMALL STRESS CRACK BEGINNING AT A RIVET ON LOWER R WING 4 FT FROM WING ROOT AND 1 FT FROM LEADING EDGE. THE CRACK WAS SMALL AND JUDGED TO BE INSIGNIFICANT. UPON LNDG IN CVG, I POINTED IT OUT TO MAINT AND WROTE IT INTO THE LOGBOOK.

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.