What was found
AFT CARGO LONGERON 30 HAS CORROSION FROM BS 1287-1297 INCLUDING END SPLICE. FOUND END SPLICE TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED END SPLICE PER SRM 51-30-2.
- Difficulty date
- May 5, 2012
- Submitted
- July 9, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N918DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49583
- Aircraft time
- 61,939 hours, 48,063 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron Splice
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Bs 1287-1297
- 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.