Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 11, 2014
Submitted
June 16, 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 FOUND ON LONGERON 3L BS 1437 IN AFT ACCESSORY BAY. SECTION OF LONGERON REMOVED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5. A NEW LONGERON SECTION WAS FITTED AND DRILLED IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18. A NEW SPLICE WAS FABRICATED IAW SRM 53-01, FIG 18. NEW SPLICE AND LONGERON SECTION TREATED AND PAINTED IAW SRM 51-10-3, PAR 21 AND 14. NEW SPLICE AND LONGERON SECTION INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 53-02, FIG 18.

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