What was found
A CRACKED LONGERON 4R BS 1437. THE LONGERON WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2, 51-10-2, 51-10-2A, 51-10-4 AND 51-10-3, AND REPAIRED IAW SRM 50-02, FIG 18.
- Difficulty date
- October 9, 2015
- Submitted
- October 12, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N987DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53338
- Aircraft time
- 63,330 hours, 45,708 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- 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.