Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 19, 2010
Submitted
August 27, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N928DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49715
Aircraft time
58,856 hours, 44,965 cycles
Part
Spar
Condition
Damaged
Location
Vertical Stab
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

DURING FASTENER REMOVAL FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT OF EA 09-482741-14MA, OPN 8901 HAD ELONGATED HOLE ON VERTICAL STABILIZER LT FRONT SPAR CHORD COMMON TO CHORD AND OVERLYING SKIN PERFORMED TIME LIMITED REPAIR IAW ERA 484939-14 REV ORIG REPAIR LIMITED TO 24 MONTHS UNLESS OTHERWISE APPROVED.

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