Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 7, 2014
Submitted
October 9, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N945DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49818
Aircraft time
66,010 hours, 49,594 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1485
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

CANTED FRAME WEB AT BS 1485, HAS A .3750 INCH LONG CRACK AT RIVET, NEAR 8:00 O`CLOCK POSTION, WHERE TAIL INTERIOR TAIL CONE RELEASE HANDLE SUPPORT ANGLE ATTACHES. REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-70-05.

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