Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 12, 2017
Submitted
July 13, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49542
Aircraft time
76,124 hours, 58,812 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 LONG NR 12L ON STA Y=1437 AT AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT. SPLICE AND LONGERON 12L WAS REMOVED AND NEW SECTION LONGERON AND NEW SPLICE REPAIR WAS DRILLED AND ADJUSTED PER SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5, 53-02 FIG18, AND NEW LONGERON AND NEW SPLICE WERE TREATED AND PAINT PER SRM 51-10-3 PAR14,21, SPLICE AND NEW SECTION LONGERON AND NEW SPLICE REPAIR WERE INSTALLED PER SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-5.

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