Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 1, 2013
Submitted
July 9, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N951DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49882
Aircraft time
61,741 hours, 45,985 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 160
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 NR 3LT AND 4LT, STA Y=160 OF FUSELAGE INTERNAL STRUCTURE. DAMAGED SECTION OF LONGERONS 4LT AND 3LT WERE REMOVED AND NEW SECTIONS OF LONGERONS WERE INSTALLED. REPAIRS WERE IDENTIFIED IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18 AND 51-10-4. RII COMPLETED.

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