What was found
CRACKED LONGERON 6R AT INTERSECTION WITH AFT CANTED FRAME BS 1446. LONGERON REMOVED. NEW SECTIONS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18, 51-10-3, PAR 21 AND 14, 51-30-2, 51-30-5, 51-10-4.
- Difficulty date
- August 30, 2013
- Submitted
- September 4, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N953DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49884
- Aircraft time
- 62,559 hours, 46,461 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1446 L6r
- 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.