Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 13, 2012
Submitted
November 14, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N936DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49723
Aircraft time
62,121 hours, 47,144 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 160 L3l
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.

What was found

LONGERON 3L IS CRACKED ABOVE EPC IN MAIN CABIN STA 160. HFEC IAW NDTSP-M 06-10-01.001 VERIFIED CRACK AT LONGERON ASSET 11-545 CAL DUE 03-23-13. REMOVED SECTION LONGERON DAMAGE ABOVE EPC MAIN CABIN BETWEEN STA 148 TO 170 IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18. HFEC INSPECTION, NO CRACKS NOTED AT CUT-OUT. FABRICATED SECTION LONGERON AND SPLICE AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AND REINSTALLED FWD SPLICE AT STA 148 TO 170 IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18 INSTALLED ID TAG IAW PS 900-5-1, NR 4 COMPLETED.

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