Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 10, 2012
Submitted
October 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N942DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49815
Aircraft time
1 hours, 1 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1250-1271
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 CRACKED WAS FOUND ON LONGERON 19RT FROM BS 1250 TO 1271 AT RT UTILITARY TUNNEL OF AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. REMOVED LONGERON SECTION BS 1260-1279 AND INSTALLED NEW SECTION AND SPLICE IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18.

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