What was found
CORROSION ON FRAME BS 1309, FROM LONGERONS 23-30L. FRAME SECTION REMOVED IAW SRM 53-03, FIG 2-A. NEW FRAME SECTION WAS ADJUSTED, DRILLED, TREATED, PAINTED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-10-3, PAR 14, 21 AND 53-030 FIG 2-A.
- Difficulty date
- August 20, 2014
- Submitted
- August 26, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N970DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53173
- Aircraft time
- 62,279 hours, 45,958 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Bs 1309
- 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.