Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 18, 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
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 845
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 1 BS 845. LONGERON WAS TRIMED OUT AND NEW SECTION OF LONGERON WAS DRILLED ADJUSTED AND REPAIR SPLICES WERE FABRICATED, REPAIR PARTS WERE TREATED PAINTED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18 AND AMR 09531284, REV 1 AND ER/A 519135-14 REV, ORIG.

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