What was found
CRACKED LONGERON 3L BS 160 AT PAX CABIN. CRACKED LONGERON REMOVED. REPLACED WITH A NEW SECTION IAW 53-02, FIG 18.
- Difficulty date
- August 17, 2013
- Submitted
- August 19, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N949DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49880
- Aircraft time
- 61,981 hours, 46,488 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 160
- 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.