What was found
CRACKED LONGERON 9L AT BS 1431. SECTION OF LONGERON WAS REMOVED. REPAIR SPLICE FABRICATED, NEW LONGERON AND SPLICES WERE DRILLED AND PRIMER, INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18 , 51-30-2, 51-30-5, 51-10-3 PAR 21/14.
- Difficulty date
- October 9, 2013
- Submitted
- October 10, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N956DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49887
- Aircraft time
- 62,307 hours, 46,746 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1431
- 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.