Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 17, 2012
Submitted
September 18, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N932DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49719
Aircraft time
61,922 hours, 46,576 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 227 L2l
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

DURING HMV, ELONGATED HOLES WERE FOUND ON SPLICE AND LONGERON 2L STA Y=227 AT FUSELAGE INNER STRUCTURE. REPAIRED LONGERON AND SPLICE IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18.

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