Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 2, 2018
Submitted
July 3, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N965DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49984
Aircraft time
73,380 hours, 54,306 cycles
Part
Intercostal
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

AFT CARGO AT STR 29L BTW STA 1212 AND 1231 INTERCOSTAL O/B SIDE HAS CORROSION. CORROSION DAMAGE ON AFT CARGO INTERCOSTAL AT LONGERON 29LT BETWEEN STA 1212 AND 1231 FOUND OUT OF LIMITS DUE TO 100% MAT LOSS, ORIG THICKNESS .050" IAW SRM 53-01 FIG 1 AND DRAWING 5936071 REV W. REMOVED, FABRICATED NEW, AND INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND DRAWING#5936071 REV W.

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