Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 18, 2012
Submitted
July 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N919DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53422
Aircraft time
48,762 hours, 35,233 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
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.

What was found

DURING HMV, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON FUSELAGE SKIN BELOW WING TO FUSELAGE FILLET PANEL RUBSTRIPS ON BS 727-826 BETWEEN LONGERONS 16-30L AND BS 826-864 BETWEEN LONGERONS 17-19L. BLENDED FUSELAGE SKIN AND WITHIN LIMITS TO LEAVE AS IS IAW SRM 53-04 PARA 57.

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