What was found
MID CARGO COMPARTMENT BETWEEN STA 579 AND 598, LONGERON 30 SPLICE HAS CORROSION. BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED SPLICE IAW SRM 51-10-4 AND SRM 51-30-5.
- Difficulty date
- October 10, 2010
- Submitted
- December 23, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N909DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49540
- Aircraft time
- 61,464 hours, 48,063 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron Splice
- Part number
- 5920319504
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Bs 579-598 L30
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.