Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 1, 2011
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N909DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49540
Aircraft time
61,568 hours, 48,134 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Longeron
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1285 L22l
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.

What was found

DURING HMV4, FOUND AFT CARGO STA 1285-1308 LONG 22L HAS MAJOR CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION FROM L22L IAW SRM 53-01, FIG 1 (.5 X 1.5) ORIGINAL MAT .125 IAW SRM 53-14-3, FIG 4 AND 51-10-1, FIG 15. REMOVED 0.075. REMAINING MAT .050. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED L22L, RECEIVED NEW LONG PN S12428864, TREATED IAW SRM 51-10-3 TABLE 1. INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-5.

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