What was found
FOUND LONGERON 23L CRACKED AT UPPER LOCK FASTENER ATTACHMENT TO FS 200 FRAME. REPAIRED CRACKED LONGERON IAW SRM 53-02 FIG 18.
- Difficulty date
- May 2, 2009
- Submitted
- May 13, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N978DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53259
- Aircraft time
- 48,378 hours, 36,464 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Part number
- 527779223
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 200 L23l
- 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.