What was found
DURING HMV, ELONGATED HOLES WERE FOUND ON LONGERON 4 LT BTW STA Y=231-234 AT FUSELAGE CABIN STRUCTURE. DAMAGED LONGERON AREA WAS REMOVED AND SPLICED IN NEW SECTION IAW SRM 53-02 FIG 18.
- Difficulty date
- August 7, 2012
- Submitted
- August 8, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N921DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49645
- Aircraft time
- 62,091 hours, 47,682 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Bs 231-234 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.