Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 10, 2015
Submitted
February 11, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N971DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53214
Aircraft time
62,201 hours, 45,832 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Corroded
Location
Nr 3 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 BORE ON OTBD, MID INBD RIB XOS 286.963, XOS 332.588 XOS 380.229 AT RT SLAT PANEL NR 3. DAMAGES ON RIB MID, INBD AND OTBD WERE REWORKED, REAMED, WITH FINAL DIMENSION, RIB MID ID 0.938" ON 4 HOLES; THEREFORE OUT LIMITS OF BLUE PRINT HOLE DIAMETER. BUSHINGS WERE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 57-02, PAR 9. DAMAGES ON RIB INBD AND OTBD WERE REWORKED IAW ETI-88-15-027 AND ER/A 531394-14, REV ORIGINAL.

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