Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 27, 2014
Submitted
May 30, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N963DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49982
Aircraft time
63,395 hours, 47,455 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1437
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 16 LT AT BS 1437 AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT. LONGERON CRACKED WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 51-30-5. DRILLED AND TRIMED NEW SECTION LONGERON IAW SRM 51-10-4. NEW LONGERON WAS TREATED AND PAINTED IAW SRM 51-10-3, PAR 14, 21. NEW SECTION LONGERON WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-5.

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