Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 3, 2005
Submitted
September 5, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N169PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53175
Aircraft time
42,777 hours, 29,598 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 1277
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DURING TRANSIT CHECK AT ONT, IT WAS DETECTED A DENT IN FUSELAGE SKIN OF 2 X 1.875 WITH 0.044 DEPTH, LOCATED AT STA Y=1277 BETWEEN RIGHT LONGERON 22 & 23. DENT WAS EVALUATED AND IT WAS FOUND WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 53-04, FIGURE 38, TABLE C, CONDITION 1B. AT MEX, THE NON ROUTINE CARD NUMBER A0081245 WAS ISSUED TO VERIFY THE DENT IN FUSELAGE SKIN LOCATED IN STA Y=1277 BETWEEN RIGHT LONGERON 22 & 23 AND IT WAS DETEMINED TO PERFORM REPETITIVE DYE PENETRANT OR EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION ON A YEARLY BASIS OR EVERY C-CHECK IAW SRM 53-04, FIGURE 38, TABLE C.

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