Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 27, 2014
Submitted
May 28, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N963DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49982
Aircraft time
63,395 hours, 47,455 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Corroded
Location
Slat Track
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

CORROSION ON OTBD FWD AND AFT HOLES, RIB OF SLAT PANEL 1 STA XIS=83. CORROSION WAS REMOVED IN HOLE FWD AND AFTER SLAT TRACK, BUSHINGS WERE FABRICATED,TREATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 57-02, PAR 9 AND SRM 51-10-3, PAR 21 AND SRM 51-30-10, PAR 7 AND 8 FINAL ID DIAMETER 1.0655 FWD AND 1.060 AFT.

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