What was found
CRACKED LONGERON 16L BS 1437. LONGERON REMOVED. NEW LONGERON SECTION WAS DRILLED, ADJUSTED, TREATED AND PAINTED. NEW LONGERON INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-5, 51-10-4, 51-10-3, PAR 14 AND 21.
- Difficulty date
- September 8, 2014
- Submitted
- September 11, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N972DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53215
- Aircraft time
- 62,790 hours, 45,976 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- 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.