Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 24, 2020
Submitted
January 25, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N973DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53241
Aircraft time
75,266 hours, 56,115 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

CRACK DETECTED ON LOWER CANTED FRAME AT 7O'CLOCK. REMOVED LEFT CANTED FRAME. DRILLED UP REPLACEMENT CANTED FRAME. BEGAN INSTALLING LEFT CANTED FRAME. COMPLETED LEFT CANTED. (LP1460270)

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