Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 31, 2015
Submitted
February 4, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N980DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53267
Aircraft time
63,107 hours, 46,353 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt 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 LT SLAT PANEL NR RIB INBD, OTBD AFT BORES AT STA XIS= 40. DAMAGES WERE REWORKED AND MESURED WITH ID 0.9385". BUSHINGS WERE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW BUSHINGS IAW SRM 57-02, PAR 9.

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