What was found
CRACK ON THE LONGERON SPLICE 18L, BS 1463. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-01 FI. 2 (SHEET 4).
- Difficulty date
- October 27, 2016
- Submitted
- October 28, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N909DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53418
- Aircraft time
- 59,718 hours, 46,553 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron Splice
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1463
- 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.