Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 26, 2011
Submitted
July 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N952DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49883
Aircraft time
57,581 hours, 42,984 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horiz 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

C/W OPN 8959 AD FOUND RT UPPER AFT SKIN PANEL CRACK APPROX 1 INCH LONG. C/W EA 09-460214-12 AD REV E ME 24 OPN 2401 CATEGORY A REPAIR TRIM-OUT. REPETITIVE AT 1,000 FC AND PERM REPAIR AT 4,000 FC EA.

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