Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 15, 2012
Submitted
November 19, 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
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 BS 160. HFEC, VERIFIED CRACK AT LONGERON. REMOVED FASTENERS ON SPLICE FOR FOM AT BS 148 TO 160 IAW SRM. REMOVED SECTION DAMAGED LONGERON ABOVE EPC MAIN CABIN BETWEEN BS 148 TO 170 IAW SRM 51-30-5 PG 12. HFEC INSPECTION. NO CRACKS NOTED AT CUTOUT. FABRICATED SECTION LONGERON AND SPLICE IAW SRM. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AND REINSTALLED FORWARD SPLICE.

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