What was found
DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION, THE FLOOR SUPPORT FRAME IN THE AFT CARGO BAY AT STATION 1231 BETWEEN L28R & 29R WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE AFT CARGO BAY CRACKED FLOOR SUPPORT FRAME WAS REPLACED IAW SRM REFS: 51-30-2, 51-30-5 & 51-10-4.
- Difficulty date
- May 11, 2013
- Submitted
- May 13, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N998DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53370
- Aircraft time
- 56,464 hours, 40,915 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5315 · Fuselage Main, Floor Beam
- Part
- Floorbeam
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1231
- 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.