Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 5, 2019
Submitted
October 6, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N965DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49984
Aircraft time
76,233 hours, 56,773 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tailcone
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

TAILCONE CANTED SUPPORT FRAME (1)CRACKED @GUIDE PIN 1:00 (2) CRACKED @5:00 NEAR GUIDE PIN MKD. REMOVED RT. FRAME AND DRILLED NEW FRAME PER BOEING DWG5966769 (458779) BEGAN INSTALLATION OF RT FRAME (ALL FASTENERS THROUGH SKIN INSTALLED ) PER BOEING DWG 5966769. FINISH INSTALLATION OF LOWER RT FRAME PER BOEING DWG 5966769. REMOVED UPPERSUPPORT FRAME AND STARTED TO DRTII UP REPLACEMENT UPPER SUPPORT FRAME PER BOEING DRAWING 5966768. COMPLETED DRILLING UP PROCESS AND INSTALLED UPPER SUPPORT FRAME PER BOEING DWG596678. (LP1302226)

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