What was found
CRACKED L/E SPLICE STA XRS 164 AT RT WING SPLICE WAS REMOVED, SPLICE WAS FABRICATED, TREATED, PAINTED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2, SRM 51-30-5.
- Difficulty date
- February 10, 2015
- Submitted
- February 12, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N971DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53214
- Aircraft time
- 62,201 hours, 45,832 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5711 · Wing Spar
- Part
- Frame Splice
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Wing
- 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.