What was found
DEFORMED LONGERON 8R AT INTERCONECTION WITH FRAME BS 1418. DAMAGE LONGERON SECTION WAS REMOVED, NEW LONGERON AND SPLICE WERE DRILLED AND ADJUSTED AND WERE INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18 51-10-4 AND 51-10-3 PAR 21/14.
- Difficulty date
- December 2, 2013
- Submitted
- December 6, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N957DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49976
- Aircraft time
- 61,961 hours, 46,413 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Condition
- Deformed
- Location
- Bs 1418
- 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.