Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 9, 2010
Submitted
December 20, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N909DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53418
Aircraft time
45,125 hours, 36,224 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D*
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 218-227
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

IMPROPER RIVETS AND DOUBLER DAMGED ON FUSE SKIN REPAIR STA 218-227, L16L AND 18L. EXTERNAL AND INSTERNAL DOUBLERS WERE R & R IAW SRM 53-04D, FIG 12C.

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