Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 3, 2014
Submitted
September 9, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N966DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53115
Aircraft time
61,799 hours, 46,013 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1485
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

CANTED FRAME BS 1485 CRACKED AT INNER FLANGE AT AFT UPPER CORNER OF LT VENT BOX. WORKED ON NON ROUTINE 85. SUMMARY, CUTOUT DAMAGE. NEED HFEC CONTAINMENT. HFEC OF CUT OUT IAW NDT SPM 06-10-01.001, CONFIRM DAMAGE HAS BEEN CONTAINED. MADE DOUBLER AND TRIPLER IAW SRM 53-03D, FIG 48. OK TO INSTALL. REPAIR IS MOSTLY INSTALLED. W/W NR 128 COMPLETED INSTALLING FASTENERS IN REPAIR. VENT BOX FASTENERS WILL BE INSTALLED AT VENT BOX INSTALLATION. PAIRED IAW SRM 53-03D, FIG 48.

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