What was found
CRACKED LONGERON NR 2 LT BS 160. FASTENERS AND LONGERON WERE REMOVED IAW 51-30-3 AND 51-30-2. NEW LONGERON AND SPLICE IAW SRM 53-14-2 AND 53-02. NEW LONGERON AND SPLICE INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
- Difficulty date
- May 9, 2013
- Submitted
- May 10, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N952DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49883
- Aircraft time
- 61,738 hours, 45,847 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 160 L2l
- 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.