Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 15, 2011
Submitted
November 16, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N928DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49715
Aircraft time
61,526 hours, 46,821 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
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

DURING HMV ELONGATED HOLES WAS FOUND ON FUSELAGE SKIN FROM STA Y=1418 TO 1422 BTW LONGERON 1 AND 2RT. CUT OUT DAMAGE AREA OF FUSELAGE SKIN AND INSTALLED FILLER, DOUBLER IAW ERA 497385-14 REV ORIG.

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