Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 15, 2020
Submitted
March 16, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N910DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53419
Aircraft time
67,095 hours, 52,470 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
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

CANTED FRAME CRACKED AT 2 O'CLOCK POSITION AND 7 O'CLOCK. REMOVED L/H LWR FRAME + UPPER FRAME, DRILLED UP THE NEW L/H LWR FRAME + BEGAN DRILLING NEW UPPER FRAME. PER MD88 SRM 53-15-4 FIG 3. ( P/N 596676841 + P/N 5966769-1) COMPLETED DRILLING UP UPPER FRAME. INSTALLED BOTH FRAMES PER BOEIING/ DOUGLES DRAWINGS 596676841 AND 5966769-1. (LP1530788)

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