Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 29, 2013
Submitted
May 31, 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
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 22L BETWEEN BS 1287 TO 1309, ALSO RUSTED NUTS SAME AREA LT UTILITARY TUNNEL AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. CORROSION ON LONGERON WAS REMOVED AND REMAINING THICKNESS WAS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-01, FIG 61. SECTION OF LONGERON FROM BS 1279 TO 1338 WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18 WITH A NEW SECTION OF LONGERON AND REPAIR SPLICE, ALSO NUTS SAME AREA WERE REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-5.

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