Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 17, 2013
Submitted
July 18, 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 1418
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

CRACK ON LONGERON 2L AT BS 1418 IN AFT ACCESORY COMPARTMENT. CRACKED LONGERON WAS REMOVED AND A NEW LONGERON WAS INSTALLED WITH THE PREVIOUS REPAIR SPLICE, 53-02 FIG 18.

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