Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 29, 2014
Submitted
November 4, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N974DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53242
Aircraft time
62,064 hours, 45,841 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1380
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

CORROSION ON FRAME WEB FWD FACE STA Y=1380 BETWEEN X=-8 TO X=-16 AT AFT ACCESS COMPARTMENT MRB 53-140-03, SM CARD 144, ZONE 100. REMOVE CORROSION AND MEASURE IAW SRM 51-10-3, PAR 26 NEW WEB WAS FABRICATED AND DRILL AND TRIMER NEW WEB IAW SRM 51-10-4 AND 53-14-3 AND DWG 9912246 NEW WEB WAS TREATED AND PAINTED IAW SRM 51-10-3, PARAGRAPH 14-21 NEW WEB WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5, UT, NDT SPM 04-00-07, FIG 3, SHEET 1 AND 2 WAS ACCOMPLISHED ORIGINAL THICKNESS IS 0.050 AND MINIMUM REMAINING THICKNESS IS 0.027", THEREFORE WEB IS "OUT OF LIMIT" IAW SRM 53-01, FIG 1.

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