What was found
DURING HMV, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON LONGERON 12L BS 1437. SECTION OF LONGERON WAS REMOVED BETWEEN BS 1446-1426 AND NEW SPLICE IN IAW SRM 53-02 PARA 12 FIG 18.
- Difficulty date
- September 3, 2012
- Submitted
- September 4, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N932DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49719
- Aircraft time
- 61,921 hours, 46,575 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1437 L12l
- 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.