Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 18, 2014
Submitted
September 23, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N909DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49540
Aircraft time
70,114 hours, 54,068 cycles
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal 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

HORIZONTAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR FOUND CRACKED. HFEC AREA ONE CRACK, NOTED, REMOVED UPPER & LOWER REAR SPAR ASSY, CUT DAMAGED AREA DIM: 34", MATCH DRILL & TRIMMED NEW UPPER CHORD SECTION -13, REPLACEMENT. LOCATED, DRILLED, DEBURRED, TREATED, PRIMED & INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS, INSTALLED UPPER & LOWER REAR SPAR ASSY AT LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ALL IAW NDT SPM PART 6, 06-10-01-001, AMM 55-10-01-201, 55-50-00-001, SRM 51-30-02, 51-30-05, 51-30-03, 51-20-0, 51-30-07 & DWG SR 09550027, REV E & DWG SR 09550030, REV C. AA WC NR 5510-01074-15 & VA NR 83761, REV A. INSTALLED LT HORIZONTAL INBD & OTBD L/E AND T/E VAPER & LOWER PANELS IAW SRM 50-30-11. UPDATING LOG TO INDICATE SDR REPORTABLE.

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