Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 13, 2012
Submitted
March 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N988DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53339
Aircraft time
52,320 hours, 38,106 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
591018911
Condition
Damaged
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 PSV IN MSP AND DURING AD INSPECTION PER 09-470871-12AD REF "F DISCREPANT HOLES WERE FOUND COMMON TO THE LOWER FIXED L/E SKIN. THREE HOLES EXCEEDED THE LIMITS OF SG09550004 REV "A". SUBJECT HOLES WERE REPAIRED PER ER/A 501324-14AD.

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