Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 20, 2012
Submitted
April 25, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N946DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49819
Aircraft time
59,819 hours, 45,181 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
59306101
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

WHILE IN MSP FOR PSV AND DURING INSPECTION PER EA 09-470871-12AD A DAMAGED HOLE WAS FOUND ON THE RT LOWER AFT PORTION OF THE REMOVABLE LEADING EDGE SKIN. THE DAMAGED HOLE IS THE 11TH HOLE UP FROM ZFS=52. A TRIMOUT REPAIR FOR THIS HOLE LOCATION IS NOT ALLOWED PER SG90550004 REV "B". REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 502550-14AD.

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