Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 5, 2014
Submitted
December 9, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N905DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49536
Aircraft time
72,527 hours, 55,602 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1485
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

AFT ACCESSORY BAY CANTED FRAME BS 1485, LT SIDE LOWER WEB CRACKED. CUT OUT CRACKED SECTION OF WEB,. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND TRIPLER IAW SRM 53-03, FIG 48.

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