Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · 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
Spar Cap
Part number
5911394503
Condition
Damaged
Location
Vertical Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING INSPECTION PER AD 2011-15-0, EA 09-470871-12, AND SECTION 111OF ER/A 488147-14AD REV B MTC NOTED 5 ELONGATED HOLES COMMON TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER LT SPAR CAP LOCATED JUST ABOVE THE PREVIOUSLY BUSHED HOLE AT ZFS =52. THE SUBJECT CAP IS MACHINED TO VARYING THICKNESSES OF 7075-T6AL. REPAIR PER ER/A 488147-14AD.

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