Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 9, 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
Part
Spar
Condition
Out Of Alignment
Location
Horizontal Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

MISALIGMENT UPPER REAR SPAR TO ATTACH HINGE 6 AT RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, RT SIDE. MISALIGMENT ON UPPER REAR SPAR TO ATTACH HINGE NR 6 WAS REPAIRED IAW ETI-88-15-002, REV 1 WITH A REPAIR BUSHING ON THE AFFECTED HOLE. ALSO IAW ER/A 531370-14 REV ORIGINAL. (LP1777587)

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