Service difficulty report · Web · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 15, 2013
Submitted
December 16, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N962DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49981
Aircraft time
62,840 hours, 46,647 cycles
Part
Web
Condition
Damaged
Location
Horizontal Stab
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.

What was found

ELONGATED HOLES ON WEB, ANGLES AND FITTING BETWEEN XH=27 AND XHS=97 ALSO ON PRODUCTION DOUBLER BETWEEN XH=27 AND XHS=41 AT RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR. DAMAGED WEB , ANGLES AND FITTING AND DOUBLER REMOVED IAW SRM 51-30-1, 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5, FABRICATED IAW DWG 9918401, REV "DC" AND TREATED AND PAINTED IAW SRM 51-10-3, PAR 14/21. NEW WEB, DOUBLER , ANGLES AND FITTING WERE INSTALLED IAW DWG 9918401, REV "DC" AND SRM 51-30-1, 51-30-2, AND 51-30-5 G.

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