Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 3, 2015
Submitted
May 5, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N982DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53273
Aircraft time
63,132 hours, 45,567 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1240
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.

What was found

CORROSION ON LONGERON 22R APPROXIMATELY STA 1240 AFT CARGO. REMOVED CORROSION AT LONGERON, 22R FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-01, FIG 1, CUT OUT DAMAGE SECTION AT LONGERON, 22R STA 1241-1260 IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18. LP 1931285.

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