SDR DALA2015010900232

Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug MD88

Difficulty date: January 8, 2015
Submitted: January 12, 2015
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N976DL
Make and model: Doug MD88
Aircraft serial: 53257
Aircraft time: 62,642 hours, 46,156 cycles
System (JASC): 5511 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
Part: Spar
Condition: Damaged
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

CORROSION AND SCRATCHES LOWER REAR SPAR AND CAP HOLES TO ATTACH HINGE 6 AT RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, RT SIDE. DAMAGES ON LOWER REAR SPAR CAP HOLES ATTACH HINGE 6 WERE REPAIRED IAW ETI 88-15-002, REV 1 WITH A REPAIR BUSHING AT THE HOLE. ALSO IAW ER/A 531370-14, REV ORIG.

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