Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 14, 2015
Submitted
February 23, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N971DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53214
Aircraft time
62,201 hours, 45,832 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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 SKIN OF RT MAIN GEAR STRUT DOOR BELOW RUBSTRIP. DOOR WAS REMOVED IAW AMM 32-12-01. CORROSION OF RT MAIN GEAR STRUT DOOR WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 52-01. AREA WAS MEASURED IAW NDT SPM 04-00-07. ORIGINAL THICKNES 0.063 REMAINING THICKNESS 0.041. THEREFORE ITS OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 52-01 AND RT MAIN GEAR STRUT WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 32-12-01 AND WILL BE CHECKED AND ADJUSTED.

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