Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 23, 2013
Submitted
May 24, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N950DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49881
Aircraft time
60,965 hours, 45,858 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1418 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.

What was found

CRACKED LONGERON 2L BS 1418 AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT. DAMAGED SECTION LONGERON REMOVED, NEW LONGERON SPLICE WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-02 FIG. 18.

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