SDR DALA1050900924

Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date: November 23, 2010
Submitted: December 13, 2010
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N924DL
Make and model: Doug MD88
Aircraft serial: 49711
Aircraft time: 58,233 hours, 44,763 cycles
Engine: Pwa JT8D
System (JASC): 5512 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Mismanufactured
Location: Horizontal Stab
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: 9
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

WORKING THE STABILIZER LT HORIZ LOWER SKIN/SKIN SPLICE IAW EA 09-460214-12 AD, REV D ME-03 FOUND A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR IN THE FASTENER CALL-OUT OF A SYMBOL G FASTENER AND BARREL NUT COMBINATION AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SYMBOL E FASTENER (HTL435-6-Y) IAW SR 09550028, ENGINEERING PROVIDED ERA 487860-14, AD REV ORIG TO COVER THIS DEVIATION FROM THE DWG.

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