Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 7, 2016
Submitted
April 8, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N975DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53243
Aircraft time
65,865 hours, 48,639 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
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

LT REAR SPAR SHOWS A CRACK INDICATION OF 0.100" IAW NDT SPM 06-01.001 AT THE 5:30 POSITION. CRACK VERIFIED LESS THAN 1". PERFORMED REPAIR IAW DWG JO60271.

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