Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 27, 2015
Submitted
October 28, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N996DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53363
Aircraft time
62,774 hours, 45,137 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1510
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

SPIDERING CRACKS IN AFT CANTED FUSELAGE FRAME BS 1510 AT THE LT 2 LOWER ALIGNMENT PINS. HFEC VERIFIED & MARKED END OF CRACKS (3EA) QC1984. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF FRAME (2EA). HFEC INSPECTED PER NDT-SPM 06-10-01. 001 BOTH CUTOUTS NO DEFECTS NOTED. DAMAGED CONTAINED QC1984. REMOVED TAILCONE SLIDE, REMOVED AFT SECTION OF WALKWAY (2PIECES), DISCONNECTED LOWER SEGMENT OF TAILCONE RELEASE CABLE & LATCH ASSY, AND REMOVED, TAILCONE SEAL. REMOVED FRAME. CLEANED AREA AND REMOVED. DRILLED UP NEW FRAME P/N 5966769-1. OK TO INSTALL QC1976. INSTALLED FRAME PER BOEING DOCUMENT 9911843. INSTALLED AFT SECTION OF WALKWAY, LOWER SEGMENT OF TAILCONE RELEASE CABLE AND LATCH ASSY, AND TAILCONE SEAL, TAILCONE SLIDE TO BE INSTALLED ON AMDS CARD 2561-4001.

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