Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 20, 2017
Submitted
July 21, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N949DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49880
Aircraft time
71,698 hours, 53,527 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Condition
Corroded
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

CORROSION SPLICE ON LONG 28R BILGE AREA STA Y=225 TO 240 AT FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT. SPLICE WAS REPLACED PER SRM 53-14-2 FIG 1, SRM 51-10-4 AND SRM 51-30-5.

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