Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 22, 2015
Submitted
February 18, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N977DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53258
Aircraft time
62,888 hours, 46,355 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing Te Flap
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

CRACK ON UPPER SKIN AT OTBD FLAP/INBD VANE RT WING. DUE TO SEVERAL DAMAGE OTBD FLAP/INBD VANE RT WING WAS REPLACED WITH REPAIRED OTBD FLAP/INBD VANE.

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