Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 8, 2014
Submitted
August 12, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N939DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49812
Aircraft time
65,922 hours, 49,604 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Vertical Stab
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

SIX HOLES IN PREVIOUS REPAIR AT RT SIDE VERTICAL STAB L/E STA ZFS 52 UPPER SIDE, ELONGATED. REPAIRED IAW PRI 528091-14AD, REV 1. BROUGHT HOLES IN L/E AND FLANGE TO .265". REMOVED DOUBLER FROM L/E. FABRICTED -3 REPAIR STRAP, LOWER L/E DOUBLER AND RT & LT CUT OUT FILLERS. DRILLED ALL FASTENER HOLES, COUNTERSUNK AND AERO-CHAMPERED DOUBLER. REPLACEMENT REPAIR DOUBLER IAW ER/A 528091-14AD, REV 01 AND SRM 55-03, FIG 30. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW PRI 528091-14AD. VERTICAL L/E REPAIR IAW PRI 528091-14AD, REV 01. INSTALLED REMOVABLE L/E IAW AMM 55-30-01. WAITING FOR AMOC AND FINAL ERA. COMPLETE: ALL WORK COMPLETE IAW PRI 528091-14AD, REV 1 AND FINAL ER/A 528091-14AD REV ORIGINAL. CREATED RII BY DAL QC 1969.

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