Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 19, 2012
Submitted
April 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53378
Aircraft time
52,948 hours, 38,869 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, 2EA ELONGATED HOLES WERE FOUND ON THE LT SIDE OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER LOWER FIXED SKIN JUST BELOW ZFS=52, COMMON TO LT SPAR CHORD. THE HOLES WILL BE OPENED IN THE FIXED L/E SKIN TO A MAX SIZE OF 0.327 DIA AND A BUSHING/DOUBLER REPAIR INSTALLED TO RESTORE THE NOMINAL HOLE SIZE PER ER/A 502542-14 AD.

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