Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 14, 2013
Submitted
November 20, 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 1380
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

CRACKED LONGERON 11L BS 1380. DAMAGE REMOVED, NEW SECTION OF LONGERON AND NEW UNION SPLICE ADJUSTED, DRILLED, TREATED, PAINTED, INSTALLED, IAW SRM 53-02 FIG 18, 51-30-2, 51-30-5, 51-10-4, 51-10-3 PAR 21-14 AND PS 900-5-4 NR 4.

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