Service difficulty report · Frame · 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
Frame
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
K

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What was found

DISCREPANCY: WHILE AT C-CHECK IN KDHN, COMMERCIAL JET FOUND A FRAME CORRODED AT F.S. 1322 AND LONGERON 30 CORRECTIVE ACTION: COMMERCIAL JET IN KDHN FOUND THE FRAME AT F.S. TO BE CORRODED OUT OF LIMITS. THEY CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF THE FRAME AT F.S. 1322BETWEEN LONGERONS 27L AND 27R IAW DC9/MD80 SRM 53-03 FIG. 2A. THEY FABRICATED NEW FRAME FROM .063” 7075-0 AND ALSO FABRICATED 4 EACH SPLICES FROM .071” 7075-0 IAW DC9/MD80 SRM 53-03 FIG. 2A..REPAIR PARTS WERE HEAT TREATED FROM 0 TO T6 CONDITION. THEY FABRICATED FORWARD AND AFT PLATE REPAIR PIECES FROM .063” 7075-T6. IAW DC9/MD80 SRM 53-03 FIG. 2A. THEY LOCATED, DRILLED AND DEBURRED, TREATED AND PRIMED THE FRAME, FRAME SPLICES AND FORWARD AND AFT PLATE REPAIR. THEY INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS (FRAME, FRAME SPLICES AND FWD. AND AFT PLATES REPAIR) IAW DC9/MD80 SRM 53-033 FIG. 2A

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