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
5936004
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 760 L29l/R
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 CORROSION BETWEEN LONGERONS 29L AND 29R AT STA 750-765 ON THE FUSELAGE SKIN INNER SURFACE. REMOVED INNER DOUBLER, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS, FOUND OUTER SKIN TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. CUT OUTER SKIN AND REMOVED DAMAGED AREA IAW DWG SG0953002. VERIFIED NO CRACKS A CUTOUT IAW NDT SPM 06-10-01. FABRICATED SPLICE, INNER DOUBLER, OUTER SKIN IAW DWG 5936004. FABRICATED STRAPS, SPLICES AND FINGER DOUBLERS IAW SRM 51-10-04 AND 53-04, FIG 12C. INSTALLED ALL REPAIR PIECES IAW SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-5, 53-04 FIG 12C SHTS 1 THRU 3.

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