What was found
FUSELAGE BS 313 LONGERON 23L UPPER FLANGE IS DENTED IN. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION 57.24" AND REPAIRED LONGERON AT STA 285 TO 342 L23L IAW SRM 53.02 FIG 18.
- Difficulty date
- July 30, 2017
- Submitted
- July 31, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N989DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53341
- Aircraft time
- 65,423 hours, 47,112 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Condition
- Dented
- 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.