What was found
CRACKED LONGERON 2L AT INTERSECTION WITH AFT ACCESSORY COMP. FRAME BS 1418. LONGERON WAS REMOVED AND A NEW AND SPLICE WERE INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18, SHEET 2. REPAIR WAS IDENTIFIED IAW PS 900-9-1, NR 04. RII COMPLETED.
- Difficulty date
- August 12, 2013
- Submitted
- August 19, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N953DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49884
- Aircraft time
- 62,557 hours, 46,460 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1418 L2l
- 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.