SDR MWEA010032

Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 2, 2001
Submitted
January 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N601ME
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49762
Aircraft time
42,176 hours, 15,065 cycles
Part
Strut
Part number
995188835
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

BULKHEAD VERTICLE STRUT AT LONGERON 29 LEFT CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR. -- INSTALLED DOUBLE ANGLE IAW DC9/MD80 STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.

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