Service difficulty report · Vortex Gen · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 17, 2007
Submitted
June 29, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N169PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53175
Aircraft time
47,821 hours, 32,666 cycles
Part
Vortex Gen
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
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, THE AIRCRAFT WAS HIT BY A GROUND HANDLING TRUCK IN THE LOWER SECTION OF RIGHT WING, DAMAGING IN THE VORTILON AND IN THE FORWARD INBOARD FLAP HINGE FAIRING. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED VORTILION IAW MM 57-20-04 AND THE FORWARD INBOARD FLAP HINGE FAIRING IAW MM 57-20-04 AND MM 27-52-02,OPERATIONAL TESTS WERE CORRECT IAW MM 27-50-00.

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