Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 26, 2012
Submitted
December 3, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N935DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49722
Aircraft time
62,254 hours, 47,422 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1287-1309
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

CRACKED LONGERON SPLICE 22 LT BETWEEN BS 1287 TO 1309 AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. LONGERON SPLICE WAS REPLACED IAW IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18.

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