Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 3, 2015
Submitted
January 6, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N976DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53257
Aircraft time
62,642 hours, 46,156 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Corroded
Location
Slat
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 ON RIB FWD BORE STA 286, INBD AND OUTBD RIB FWD/ AFT BORES STA 332.5 AND RIB FWD BORE STA XOS 380 AT LT SLAT PANEL NR 3 ON STA 332.5. AREAS WERE REWORKED AND MEASURE,THEREFORE OUT LIMITS IAW SRM 57-02, PAR.9C, 1, AND TABLE 1 WITH DIAMETER INBD HOLES 0.0938, 2 EA AND OTBD HOLES 0.0938", 2 EA. BUSHINGS WERE FABRICATED IAW SRM 57-02 PAR 9C, 2, AND STA 286 , STA 380 AREAS WERE REWORKED, MEASURED AND FABRICATED BUSHINGS IAW ETI-88-14-285 AND ER/A 530169-14, REV LP1770438.

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