Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 21, 2015
Submitted
February 23, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N977DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53258
Aircraft time
62,888 hours, 46,355 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Corroded
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

SEVERAL CORROSION POINTS ON FRAME AT STA Y=1250 BETWEEN LONGS 27L TO 27R AFT CARGO COMPT CORROSION WAS REMOVED; MEASURED AND FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 51-10-3 PAR 26 AND 53-01, FIG 1, BETWEEN L-28 TO L-28R. UT WAS ACCOMPLISHED ORIGINAL THICKNESS IS 0.063" AND REMAINING IS BETWEEN L-27-28 LT AND L-27- L-28 RT 0.056", THEREFORE WITHIN LIMITS. BUT MINIMUN REMAINING BETWEEN L-28L-28R IS 0.45", THEREFORE THIS SECTION IS OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-01, FIG 1. FRAME SECTION BETWEEN L-28L TO 28R WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-03, FIG 2A.

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