Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · 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
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

AFT CARGO COMPT LONGERON 28L SPLICE IS CORRODED AT FS 1202. CORROSION DAMAGE ON AFT CARGO LONGERON 28LT STA 1202 SPLICE FOUND OUT OF LIMITS DUE TO 100% MAT LOSS, ORIG THICKNESS .062" IAW SRM 53-01 FIG 1 AND DRAWING 3914677 REV L. REMOVED AND REPLACED SPLICE IAW SRM 51-30-5 AND DRAWING 5936667 REV CD.

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