Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 1, 2018
Submitted
May 17, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N920DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53423
Aircraft time
61,790 hours, 44,812 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Worn
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

WORN FRAME ON STA Y=1510 CANT BTW 4-8 HRS POSITION AT AFT ACCESSORIES COMPARTMENT. FRAME WAS BLENDED OUT PER SRM 53-01 FIG. 1, FRAME BTW 6 AND 8 POSITION FOUND WITHIN LIMITS. FRAME AT 4 HRS POSITION MINIMUM REMAINING THICKNESS IS 0.027" THEREFORE IT IS OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-01 FIG 1 SHEET 3 AND WAS REPLACED PER SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-5.

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