What was found
VERTICAL STAB STR LT SIDE LOWER AFT SIDE OF CUTOUT, SKIN PANEL CHAFED. BLENDED CHAFED AREA, FOUND TO BE BEYOND SRM LIMITS. REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-01, FIG 4.
- Difficulty date
- July 2, 2010
- Submitted
- August 20, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N901DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53378
- Aircraft time
- 48,982 hours, 36,252 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D219
- System (JASC)
- 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Chafed
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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