Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 17, 2016
Submitted
January 19, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N932DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49719
Aircraft time
70,197 hours, 52,308 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 200
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 LONGERON 4L AT INTERSECTION WITH FRAME AT BS 200. SECTION OF THE LONGERON WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 53-02, PAR 12, FIG 18. A NEW SECTION AND REPAIR SPLICE WERE ADJUSTED IAW SRM 53-02, PAR 12, FIG 18. THE NEW LONGERON AND SPLICE WERE TREATED AND PAINTED IAW SRM 51-10-3, PAR 14 AND 21. NEW LONGERON AND SPLICE WERE INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18.

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