What was found
DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION, A CRACK LESS THAN TWO INCHES WAS NOTED AT THE RIGHT WING REAR SPAR AT XRS 164 AT THE LOWER INBOARD FLAP HINGE FITTING ATTACH POINT. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 519928-14AD.
- Difficulty date
- November 2, 2013
- Submitted
- November 4, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N900DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53372
- Aircraft time
- 57,627 hours, 42,197 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5711 · Wing Spar
- Part
- Spar
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Wing
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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