Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 8, 2014
Submitted
April 11, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N964DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49983
Aircraft time
62,865 hours, 46,639 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

CRACK ON LONGERON 2L, BS 160. REMOVED SECTION OF LONGERON, NEW LONGERON SPLICES ADJUSTED AND DRILLED IAW SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-5, 51-10-3, PAR 14 AND 21 AND 53-02, FIG 18.

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