What was found
ELONGATED DRILL HOLES ON LONGERON 24L BS 235. THE LONGERON WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 51-30-2/51-30-5. A NEW SECTION OF LONGERON WAS TRIMMED AND DRILLED IAW SRM 51-10-4, WAS TREATED AND PAINTED IAW SRM 51-10-3 AND WAS INSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- October 30, 2014
- Submitted
- November 13, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N974DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53242
- Aircraft time
- 62,064 hours, 45,841 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Bs 235
- 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.