What was found
DURING HMV, ELONGATED HOLES WERE FOUND ON CTR WING TANK UPPER AND LOWER SURFACE IN STA Y=938, X=22, AND Z=13 AT WING BOX AREA. HOLES WERE ENLARGED, BUSHINGS INSTALLED AND DOUBLER INSTALLED REF ERA 503291-14 REV ORIG.
- Difficulty date
- June 8, 2012
- Submitted
- June 11, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N940DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49813
- Aircraft time
- 61,232 hours, 45,929 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Center Wing Box
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.