What was found
CORROSION ON LONGERON SPLICE END 25R BETWEEN BS 1212 AND 1231. LONGERON SPLICE WAS REPLACED DUE TO EXCESIVE CORROSION IAW DWG 5936007 REV AR AND SRM 51-30-05.
- Difficulty date
- May 22, 2015
- Submitted
- November 10, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N978DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53259
- Aircraft time
- 66,343 hours, 49,060 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron Splice
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Bs 1212-1231
- 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.