Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 25, 2013
Submitted
August 5, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N953DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49884
Aircraft time
62,557 hours, 46,460 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 200
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

CRACKED LONGERON 4L BS 200 AT PAX CABIN. REPAIR SPLICE, PRODUCTION SPLICE AND DAMAGED LONGERON SECTION WERE REMOVED IAW SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-5 AND MFG NEW SECTION LONGERON, ADJUSTED AND DRILLED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18, 51-10-4, 51-30-2, 51-30-5. RII COMPLETED BY FOIM 200802821AM DELTA ID 761273.

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