Service difficulty report · Longeron · 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
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1437 L16l
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, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON LT LONGERON 16 BS Y=1437. REPLACED LONGERON SECTION AND SPLICE IAW SRM 51-30-2 51-30-5 53-14-4 AND DWG 5910228, REV KH.

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