What was found
CRACK IN STRINGER 1 AT JOINT WITH STA Y=160, CRACK IN NR 2 LT STRINGER AT JOINT WITH STA Y=160, CRACK IN NR 4 LT STRINGER AT JOINT WITH STA Y=160 AND Y=180. REPLACED NR 1 STRINGER, SPLICED IN NEW SECTION FOR STRINGERS NR 2 & 4.
- Difficulty date
- August 3, 2004
- Submitted
- August 9, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N921DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49645
- Aircraft time
- 44,330 hours, 35,881 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Stringer
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.