Service difficulty report · Support Beam · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 12, 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
Part
Support Beam
Condition
Damaged
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

DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION, THE LOWER T/E CAVITY AT THE FWD LOWER MLG CUTOUT PANEL SUPPORT WAS NOTED TO HAVE CORROSION ON FWD FACE AND THE AFT FACE IS GOUGED 14" AFT OF REAR SPAR STA XRS 86. DAMAGED SUPPORT BEAM WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-03.

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