Service difficulty report · Stringer · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 18, 2003
Submitted
August 26, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49535
Aircraft time
44,859 hours, 36,972 cycles
Part
Stringer
Part number
5910228527
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

SPLICE REPAIRS SEVERAL STRINGERS WERE FOUND WITH ELONGATED OR OVERSIZE HOLES AT THE INTERFACE WITH FS 1446 DUE TO LOCAL FRAME REPAIRS. THE DAMAGED SECTIONS OF STRINGERS WERE CUTOUT AND NEW SECTIONS WERE SPLICED. THE STRINGER SPLICES WERE MADE IN THE SAME FRAME BAY BETWEEN CANTED FS 1431 AND 1446. THE REPAIRS WERE ACCOMPLISHED IAW SRM AND IAW ER/A 385473-14.

More about the Doug MD-88