What was found
CRACKED LONGERON 16L BS 1437. LONGERON REMOVED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5, AND A NEW LONGERON WAS DRILLED AND ADJUSTED IAW SRM 51-10-4, TREATED AND PAINTED IAW SRM 51-10-3 PAR 14 AND 21, AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
- Difficulty date
- January 3, 2015
- Submitted
- January 6, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N976DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53257
- Aircraft time
- 62,642 hours, 46,156 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.