What was found
CRACKED LONGERON 16 LT AT INTERSECTION WITH BS 1437. LONGERON AND LONGERON ENDS WERE REMOVED, NEW LONGERON WAS DRILLED AND ADJUSTED, TREATED, PAINTED, AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-5, 51-10-4, AND 51-10-3 PAR 14 AND 21.
- Difficulty date
- September 23, 2014
- Submitted
- September 26, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N975DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53243
- Aircraft time
- 62,222 hours, 46,077 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.