Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 9, 2011
Submitted
June 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N989DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53341
Aircraft time
50,254 hours, 36,767 cycles
Part
Spar
Part number
5911394LH
Part serial
5911394LH
Condition
Damaged
Location
Vertical Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING PSV IN MSP & INSP PER MD80-55A067/DAL EA 09-470871-12 ELONGATED HOLES WERE FOUND IN THE 5911394 LT SPAR CHORD, AT THE 12TH & 17TH HOLES ABOVE THE ZFS=52, SPLICE FIXED L/E TO REMOVABLE L/E SKIN SPLICE. THE HOLES WERE OPENED IN THE SPAR CHORD TO PROVIDE ACCESS FOR CLEAN & ROUND HOLES. THE REPAIR WAS A STRAP BASED ON ATTACHED BOEING REPAIR DWG SG09550005-7001. THE MATING HOLES IN THE REMOVABLE L/E SKIN THAT WERE DMG'D WERE REPAIRED PER ERA#493602-14 HOLES 12&17 WERE OVERSIZED TO .388 DIA WITH .437ED&.400 OVERSIZED WITH .437ED&.400 OVERSIZED WITH .468ED RESPECTIVELY.

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