What was found
DURING HMV A CRACK WAS FOUND ON LONGERON 12L STA Y=1437. DAMAGE SECTION WAS REMOVED AND NEW SECTION SPLICE IN IAW MD-88 SRM 53-02 FIG 18.
- Difficulty date
- August 16, 2012
- Submitted
- August 17, 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
- 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.