Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 15, 2014
Submitted
September 19, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N972DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53215
Aircraft time
62,790 hours, 45,976 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Vertical Stab
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

CORROSION FOUND ON INBD AND OTBD FACE OF VERTICAL STABILIZER PLATES, ZRS= 178. CORROSION WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 55-02, PAR 24 AND 51-10-3, PAR 26, 21, 14.

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