Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 24, 2014
Submitted
July 31, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N968DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53161
Aircraft time
62,480 hours, 45,866 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

CRACKED LONGERON 4 LT BS 160 AT CABIN FUSELAGE STRUCTURE. LONGERON REPLACED IAW SRM 53-02, 51-30-5 AND 51-30-2.

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