Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 11, 2011
Submitted
December 13, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N917DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49958
Aircraft time
48,787 hours, 35,280 cycles
Part
Skin
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

HIDDEN DAMAGE: CORROSION IN OUTER FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN STA Y=1112-1114 AND LONG 27L-28L (RUB STRIP AREA)(IN REF TO229014)(FS). CORROSION WAS OUT OF LIMITS PER 51-10-3 PAR G 26. REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED PER DC9/MD88 SRM 53-04D FIG 53 AND IS PERMANENT REPAIR PER IAW PS 900-S-1 N04.

More about the Doug MD-88