Service difficulty report · Beam · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 21, 2015
Submitted
February 23, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N980DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53267
Aircraft time
63,107 hours, 46,353 cycles
Part
Beam
Condition
Cracked
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

CRACK ON BEAM NR 1 BETWEEN FWD EDGE AND FRAME STA Y=175 AT FORWARD SERVICE DOOR. 1 STIFFENER, 4 FITTINGS, 2 CLIPS, 1 PLATE, 2 INTERCOSTALS, 6 RETAINER, 1 BEAM AND INNER SKIN WERE REMOVED IAW SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-5. NEW BEAM WAS DRILLED IAW SRM 51-10-4. NEW BEAM HOLES WERE TREATED AND PAINTED IAW SRM 51-10-3 PAR 14 AND 21. 1 STTIFENER, 4 FITTING, 2 CLIPS, 1 PLATE, 2 INTERCOSTALS, 6 RETAINERS, 1 BEAM AND INNER SKIN WERE INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2, AND 51-30-5.

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