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
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
Part time
74,652 hours, 55,584 cycles
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

DISCREPANCY: DURING C-CHECK IN KDHN, COMMERCIAL JET FOUND THE FUSELAGE FRAME AT F.S. 110 LH CRACKED BELOW FLIGHT DECK WINDOW CORRECTIVE ACTION: COMMERCIAL JET IN KDHN VERIFIED CRACKED FRAME. THEY CUTOUT CRACKED SECTION OF FRAME SECTION IAW DC9/MD80 SRM 51-70-5. THEY FORMED FRAME REPAIR SECTION FROM .063” 7075-0 AND REPAIR DOUBLER FROM .071” 7075-0 IAW DC9/MD80 SRM 51-10-2 AND 51-70-5. HEAT TREATED REPAIR PARTS FROM 0 TO T6. THEY DRILLED, DEBURRED, AND TREATED AND PRIMED FORMED FRAME REPAIR SECTION AND REPAIR DOUBLER IAW DC9/MD 80 SRM 51-10-3. THEY INSTALLED FRAME REPAIR SECTION AND REPAIR DOUBLER ON FRAME AT STATION 110 LH BELOW FLIGHT DECK WINDOW IAW DC9/MD80 SRM 51-70-5 FIG. 1 AND SRM 51-30-5

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