Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 12, 2013
Submitted
February 19, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N990DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53342
Aircraft time
56,267 hours, 41,033 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1287 L28r
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

LONGERON 28R 2 INCHES AFT OF FRAME BS 1287 CORRODED. BLENDED CORROSION. FOUND TO BE OUT LIMITS AND A REPAIR CHANNEL WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-02, STEP 13.

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