Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 29, 2010
Submitted
December 30, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N909DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49540
Aircraft time
61,567 hours, 48,133 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D
Part
Skin
Part number
S93614317
Condition
Gouged
Location
Vert 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 HMV4, FOUND VERTICAL STAB LT SIDE STA YV-170 AND ZV-174 SKIN CUTOUT GOUGED IN RADIUS. MEASURED DEPTH OF GOUGE, .046 MEASURED ORIG MAT. 0.062 IAW SRM 55-32-00, FIG 3, SHT 2. REMAINING MAT. 0.016, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 55-01, FIG 1, RECEIVED NEW SKIN PANEL PN S936143-17. R & R SKIN IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5. PERFORMED SUCCESSFUL TESTING OF PRIMARY TRIM MOTOR HEATER IAW AMM 27-40-01.

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