Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 19, 2013
Submitted
July 24, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N958DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49977
Aircraft time
61,569 hours, 46,085 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

LONGERON 2R CRACKED BS 1418. REMOVED FASTENERS. REMOVED LONGERON 2R FROME BS 1410-1420. FABRICATED LONGERON SECTION IAW SRM 53-02. INSTALLED LONGERON REPAIR IAW 53-02 FIG-8.

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