What was found
DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION, LONGERON 2R CRACKED AT BS 1420. REPLACED LONGERON AFT END FITTING AND FABRICATED NEW SPLICE IAW SRM 53-14 AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-01.
- Difficulty date
- July 26, 2013
- Submitted
- July 29, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N972DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53215
- Aircraft time
- 59,965 hours, 44,096 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1420
- 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.