Service difficulty report · Stringer · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 30, 2014
Submitted
May 2, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N964DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49983
Aircraft time
62,865 hours, 46,639 cycles
Part
Stringer
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Wing
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

CRACK AROUND THE FASTENER ON MAIN STRINGER 11 AT XRS=168 ON THE FWD FACE OF THE VERTICAL FLANGE AT LT WING. FITTING AND ANGLES WERE REMOVED IAW SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-5, DAMAGE ON STRINGER 11 WAS REMOVED IAW DWG SR09570100, REV A, NEW SECTION OF STRINGER 11 AND REPAIR PARTS WERE DRILLED IAW DWG SR04570100, REV A, COLD WORK WAS DONE IAW DWG SR 09570100, REV A, NEW SECTION AND REPAIR PARTS WERE TREATED AND PAINTED IAW SRM 51-10-3, PAR 14, 21, AND DWG SR 09570100, REVA AND ER/A 524676-14 AD REV ORIG, AREA WAS PAINTED AND SEALANT WAS APPLIED IAW DWG SR09570100, REV A AND SRM 51-20-. MAINTENACE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS AS STATED ON SR09570100, ZONE15 INITIAL INSPECTION THRESHOLD 60,000, CYCLES AFTER SECTION 1 REPAIR, RII COMPLETED. ASSOCIATED ER/A 00-524676 ADDED.

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