Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 12, 2013
Submitted
February 15, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N939DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49812
Aircraft time
62,297 hours, 47,023 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1271
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

CORROSION ON FRAME (OUT OF LIMITS) BS 1271 OVER LONG 30 OF AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT (REF CARD 418 ZONE 57, NRC T0 272677) (C3) REF (T0 273261) (CARD 707 ZONE 57). REMOVE SECTION OF FRAME DAMAGE, NEW SECTION OF FRAME AND ANGLES WERE DRILLED AND ADJUSTED, AND PLATES WERE FABRICATED IAW SRM 53-03D, FIG 2-A.

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