Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 6, 2012
Submitted
April 30, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N926DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49713
Aircraft time
62,139 hours, 47,324 cycles
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.

What was found

MAIN CABIN CEILING AREA L4R CRACKED STA 522 AND 541 2 PLACES. REMOVED L4R FROM STA 519 TO 546 IAW MD80/DC9 SRM 53-02 PG 49-56. INSTALLED REPLACEMENT LONGERON SECTION FROM STA 519 TO 546 IAW DC9/MD80 SRM 53-02 PG 49-56 AND DC9/MD88 SRM 51-30-2. IDENTIFIED ALL REPAIRS IAW PS 900-5-1 NO 4. DURING HMV AT SAA/SAT.

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