Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 17, 2015
Submitted
June 18, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N981DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53268
Aircraft time
63,300 hours, 46,457 cycles
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.

What was found

CRACKED LONGERON NR 16R AT AFT ACCY COMPARTMENT BS 1437. SM, ZONE 61. LONGERON WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-5 AND 53-14-4, FIG 4, LONG CRACK .800".

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