Service difficulty report · Rub Strip · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 12, 2013
Submitted
July 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N926DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49713
Aircraft time
64,861 hours, 49,276 cycles
Part
Rub Strip
Condition
Missing
Location
Catwalk
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PILOT DISCOVERED THAT THE CATWALK IN TAIL SECTION, WOULD NOT RETRACT BECAUSE A RETRACT PANEL WAS BINDING ON THE CEILING PANEL. THE SYS WAS FORWARDED AND PLACARD PROCEDURES WERE COMPLIED WITH. ON 17JUL, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LT SIDE RUB STRIP WAS MISSING, BUT WAS REPLACED ON 18JUL. THE SYS WAS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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