Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 5, 2015
Submitted
August 10, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N906DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49537
Aircraft time
74,240 hours, 56,908 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1418
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 REPAIR ON LONGERON 2R BS 1418. DAMAGE SECTION WAS REMOVED, NEW SECTION LONGERON AND REPAIR SPLICE, NEW SECTION LONGERON AND SPLICE WERE TREATED AND PAINTED, NEW LONGERON AND SPLICE WERE INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-20-2, 53-02, FIG 18, 51-10-3, PAR 14 AND 21.

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