Service difficulty report · Fastener · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 7, 2012
Submitted
February 8, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N925DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49712
Aircraft time
61,787 hours, 47,400 cycles
Part
Fastener
Condition
Missing
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

DURING HMV LOOSE AND MISSING FASTENERS WERE FOUND ON UPPER AND LOWER ROWS OF FASTENERS ABOVE AND BELOW THE SPLICE AT STATION ZFS=52.26 AT VERTICAL STABLIZER LEADING EDGE REF EA 09-470871-12.

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