Service difficulty report · Splice · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 4, 2011
Submitted
July 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N955DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49886
Aircraft time
57,303 hours, 42,894 cycles
Part
Splice
Condition
Damaged
Location
Vertical 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

2ND FASTENER HOLE DOWN FROM LOWER END OF VERT STAB L/E BUTT SPLICE HAS DAMAGE AT COUNTER SINK. CORRECTED PER PRI 494239-14 REV 1 AS NOTED ON ENR 88.

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