- Difficulty date
- November 12, 2013
- Submitted
- November 15, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N957DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49976
- Aircraft time
- 61,961 hours, 46,413 cycles
- 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.
What was found
LONGERON 3L BS 160 CRACKED. LONGERON REMOVED, NEW SECTION LONGERON AND SPLICE DRILLED IAW SRM 53-02 FIG 18 AND 51-10-2. NEW LONGERON AND SPLICE TREATED AND PAINTED IAW SRM 51-10-3 PAR 14, 21. INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-02 FIG. 18 AND PS 900-5-1 NO.04.