Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 25, 2022
Submitted
October 31, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N836US
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53214
Aircraft time
74,652 hours, 55,584 cycles
Part
Longeron
Part number
52428867075T6511
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
Part time
74,652 hours, 55,584 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DISCREPANCY: DURING C-CHECK IN KDHN, COMMERCIAL JET FOUND LONGERON 22L CORRODED BETWEEN STATIONS 1271 AND 1338 IN THE AFT LOWER CARGO COMPARTMENT CORRECTIVE ACTION: COMMERCIAL JET IN KDHN INSPECTED THE AREA AND FOUND THE CORRODED AREAS OUT OF LIMITS IAW DC9/MD80 SRM 51-30-5. THEY REMOVED 3 SECTIONS OF LONGERON 22L BETWEEN F.S. 1271-1338.THEY CUT, DRILLED AND DEBURRED LONGERON SECTIONS FROM 5242886-7075T6511 AND CUT, DRILLED AND DEBURRED REPAIR SPLICES FROM 52642454-7075T6 SPLICE EXTRUSION. TREATED AND PRIMED LONGERON SECTIONS AND SLICE REPAIR PARTS IAWDC9/MD80 SRM 51-10-3. THEY INSTALLED LONGERONS AND SPLICES IN THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT BETWEEN F.S. 1271 AND 1338 IAW DC9/MD80 SRM 51-30-5 AND SRM 51-30-2

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