Service difficulty report · Stringer · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 17, 2011
Submitted
August 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N915DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53420
Aircraft time
46,070 hours, 36,764 cycles
Part
Stringer
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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

AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT STRINGER 29L BETWEEN STA 1322/1338 END OF STRINGER IS EXFIOLIATED. INSTALLED NEW CLIP FITTING AND NEW SECTION STRINGER STA 1315 TO 1338 PER MD80 SRM 53-30-5 PAR7 AND 51-30-2 PAR 1. MACHINED LONGER O/B SPLICE FITTING STR 29L STA 1315 REF SRM 53-05. INSTALLED MACHINED SPLICE AT FS 1315 LONG 29L IAW MD80 SRM 53-02 FIG 18 IN AFR BAY. AT SAA/SAT DURING HMV ON N/R 203015.

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