Service difficulty report · Attach Angle · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 20, 2014
Submitted
May 1, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N960DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49979
Aircraft time
62,941 hours, 46,952 cycles
Part
Attach Angle
Condition
Loose
Location
Bs 1225
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

RIGHT FUSELAGE SKIN HAS TWO LOOSE FASTENERS ON LOWER FLANGE OF VERTICAL TO FUSELAGE ATTACH ANGLE WITH POSSIBLE CRACKS FROM FASTENER HOLES "MARKED" APPROXIMATELY CANT STA 1225, I-34 NR 55. IDENTIFIED CRACK, CUT-OUT DAMAGED AREA DIM: 1.8" X 1.7", FABRICATED, LOCATED, DRILLED, DEBURRED NEW ANGEL REPAIR PART, VERIFIED HEAT TREATMENT OF FABRICATED REPAIR PART, ANGLE, TREATED FILLER & PRIMED FILLER & ANGLE, TOP COATED & INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AT RT FUSELAGE SKIN LOWER FLANGE OF VERT T/O FOS. APPROXIMATELY CANT STA 1225 ALL IAW SR930296, REV A, SRM 51-30-05, 51-10-3, 51-10-4, DPS 1.05-4 AND NDTSPM P6, 06-10-01.

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