Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 26, 2016
Submitted
January 27, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49591
Aircraft time
73,849 hours, 56,319 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, CANTED FRAME WEB BS 1485 HAS A TWO INCH LONG CRACK NEAR SUPPORT STRUCTURE, APPROXIMATELY 8:00 POSITION. REPAIRED BY CUTOUT AND DOUBLER INSTALLATION. ALL REPAIR WORK ACCOMPLISHED AND RECORDED ON PRI 543285-14, REV 0 AND COMPLIES WITH FINAL ERA 543285-14, REV ORIGINAL SEC I. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR WITH RII REQUIREMENT AND NON PSE.

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