Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 3, 2013
Submitted
April 5, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N944DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49817
Aircraft time
62,240 hours, 47,063 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1287-1309
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

CORROSION ON LONGERON SPLICE 22 LT BETWEEN BS 1287-1309 AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. LONGERON SPLICE REPLACED IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18.

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