Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 16, 2016
Submitted
January 19, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N903DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53380
Aircraft time
62,467 hours, 45,477 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1485
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

TAIL INTERIOR, LT CANTED FRAME WEB HAS .5" LONG CRACK AT FASTENER, BS 1485, 10 O`CLOCK POSITION, 1" BELOW HORIZONTAL STIFFENER.INSTALLED LT VENT BOX ASSY. ALL WORK PERFORMED AND COMPLETED IAW SRM 53-03, FIG. 48.

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