Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 14, 2015
Submitted
July 31, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49535
Aircraft time
74,354 hours, 57,047 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1474
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

CRACK FOUND ON THE FRAME BS 1474 BETWEEN LONGERONS 17-18R. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED IAW SRM 53-01, FIG. 2, AND A DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-5.

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