Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 8, 2010
Submitted
May 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N993DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53345
Aircraft time
49,406 hours, 36,403 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1485 L5l
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING HMV3 FOUND AFT ACCESSORY STA 1485 CANTED FRAME WEB CRACKED APPOX 1". REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, NDT NO CRACK REMAINING. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-01, FIG 4, SH4.

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