Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 13, 2015
Submitted
February 17, 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
Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 XOS 380.229-481.438. DAMAGED RIB FOUND OUT OF LIMITS OF DBP. BUSHINGS WERE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 57-02, PAR 9. DAMAGE ON RIB INBD WERE REWORKED IAW ETI-88-15-032, REV 1AND ER/A 531398-14, REV ORIG.

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