Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 4, 2010
Submitted
August 12, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N905DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53410
Aircraft time
48,940 hours, 36,148 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D*
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Cap
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Wing
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

REF EA 09-471576-12, REV ORIGINAL ME05 OPN NR0 502 REPAIR (5) CRACKS OF 812, .0.750, 0.125, 1.00 LENGTH ON THE WING REAR SPAR LOWER CAP AFT VERTICAL LEG AT INBD ATTACH POINT_OF THE RT WING FLAP HINGE FITTING XRS=164. GAINED ACCESS IAW AMR 0957304 REV 2 AND DWG J 060105 REV U, SRM51-30-2, SRM 51-30-5. CRACKS WHERE REMOVED IAW AMR 0957304REV2 AND NEW PARTS WHERE MADE IAW AMR 0957302 REV 2. REPAIR PARTS WHERE TREATED AND PAINTED IAW SRM 51-10-4. REPAIR PARTS WHERE INSTALLED IAW 51-30-5. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW AMR 0957304, REV 4 AND FINAL ERA 983920-14, REV ORIGINAL.

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