Service difficulty report · Fairing · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 14, 2007
Submitted
January 22, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N158PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49761
Aircraft time
50,263 hours, 34,348 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Fairing
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

AIRCRAFT WAS HIT IN THE RT LOWER WING BY A BAGGAGE CONVEYOR, CAUSING A DAMAGE OF 2 X 2 INCHES WITH .3125 INCH DEPTH IN THE MLG FAIRING. DUE, IT WAS A NON PRESSURIZED AREA, HI-SPEED TAPE WAS INSTALLED IAW MGMYPTA 10-24-1 AND AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, FAIRING NR 2216C WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-70-1 FIGURE 6 PARAGRAPH 13, TESTED CORRECT.

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