What was found
CORROSION ON AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD LOWER FRAME SPLICE LOCATED BETWEEN LONGERONS 26 - 27R. FRAME SPLICE WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 51-30-5, SRM 53-03 FIG 37, SRM 51-10-3, PAR 14 - 21, AND SRM 51-30-5.
- Difficulty date
- August 2, 2014
- Submitted
- August 7, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N970DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53173
- Aircraft time
- 62,279 hours, 45,958 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5312 · Fuselage Main, Bulkhead
- Part
- Frame Splice
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Bulkhead
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.