What was found
CORROSION FOUND ON THE INNER/OUTER TORQUE TUBE SUPPORTS ON THE LT INBD FLIGHT SPOILER. REPLACED AND INSPECTION COMPLETE.
- Difficulty date
- August 24, 2013
- Submitted
- August 26, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N953DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49884
- Aircraft time
- 62,557 hours, 46,460 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5755 · Spoilers
- Part
- Support
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Spoiler
- 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.