Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 23, 2012
Submitted
April 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49539
Aircraft time
65,725 hours, 51,223 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1287-1295
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

HEAD RIVET MISSING ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 1287 27R. ONCE REMOVED FOUND CORROSION ON LONGERON 27R AT 1287-1295. OUT OF LIMITS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW LONGERON AT STA 1279-1338 PER SRM 51-10-04 PG 1. INSTALLED SPLICE STA 1271-1287 IAW SRM 53-02 PG 53 FIG 16. INSTALLED LONGERON 27R STA 1279-1338 IAW SRM 51-30-02 PG 24 AND 51-30-05. INSTALLED SPLICE 27R STA 1271-1287 IAW SRM 53-02 PG 53 FIG 18 AND 51-30-5. INSTALLED ID TAG ON REPAIR IAW PS 900-5-1 NR 4 PG 3.

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