Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 6, 2012
Submitted
May 8, 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
Bs 541 L4l
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 LONGERON 4L IS CRACKED AT STA 541. CUT OUT DAMAGE ON LONGERON 4L STA 515 TO 549, FABRICATED LONGERON SEGMENT, SPLICES AND REPAIR SPLICE DOUBLERS AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-02.

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