Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 24, 2014
Submitted
June 26, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N969DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53172
Aircraft time
61,933 hours, 45,822 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 5L BS 1437. LONGERON SECTION REMOVED IAW SRM 51-30-5. NEW LONGERON SECTION AND REPAIR SPLICE INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-10-4, SRM 51-10-3, PAR 14 -21, SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.

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