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
277792237075T6
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

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 HOLE DAMAGE ON L8L UPPER INBOARD FLANGE BETWEEN FRAMES 1401 AND 1418 CORRECTIVE ACTION: COMMERCIAL JET IN KDHN, INSPECTED DAMAGE AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. THEY CUTOUT DAMAGE SECTION OF L8L BETWEEN F.S. 1392 AND 1428. THEY FABRICATED, DRILLED AND DEBURRED NEW SECTION OF L8L FROM 2777922-3-7075-T6. THEY ALSO FABRICATED DRILLED AND DEBURRED SPLICE REPAIR FROM 7637813-3-7075-T6. ALL REPAIR PARTS WERE TREATED AND PRIMED IAW DC9/MD80 SRM 51-10-3. THEY INSTALLED NEW LONGERON SECTION AND LONGERON REPAIR SPLICES ON L8L BETWEEN STATIONS 1392 AND 1428 IAW DC9/MD80 SRM 53-14-4 AND SRM 53-02 FIG.18

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