What was found
DURING PSV, PAX MOD VISIT IN MSP FOUND CRACK IN TAIL SECTION LONGERON 2L AT STA 1418. CUT OUT AND SPLICED IN NEW SECTION LONGERON PER MD88 SRM 53-02.
- Difficulty date
- September 19, 2011
- Submitted
- October 4, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N966DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53115
- Aircraft time
- 54,457 hours, 40,819 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.