Service difficulty report · Support Angle · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 16, 2014
Submitted
August 22, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N970DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53173
Aircraft time
62,279 hours, 45,958 cycles
Part
Support Angle
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
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

CRACK ON FWD INBD SUPPORT ANGLE OF LT VORTILON INTERNAL SUPPORT STRUCTURE LOCATED ON LT WING LOWER SECTION, LOWER. FASTENERS AND FORMER WERE REMOVED, DOUBLERS WERE FABRICATED, WERE TREATED AND PAINTED, WERE INSTALLED AND FORMER PREVIOUSLY REMOVED WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 57-01 FIG 3 5H3 51-30-2, 51-30-5 AND 51-10-3 PAR 21/14.

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