What was found
WHILE PERFORMING PREVENTATIVE MOD ON LONGERONS AT STA Y=160, INADEQUATELY DRILLED HOLES WERE FOUND ON LONGERON LT 22 AND SKIN. FASTENERS WERE INSTALLED CORRECTLY IAW SRM 51-30-5 AND SRM 51-30-1.
- Difficulty date
- February 2, 2009
- Submitted
- February 26, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N976DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53257
- Aircraft time
- 48,241 hours, 36,267 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- 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.