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 1212 L5l
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 5L IS CRACKED BS 1212. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF LONGERON FROM 1206 TO 1221. FABRICATED, LONGERN FROM EXTRUSION, SPLICE AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-02.

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