Service difficulty report · Bracket · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 23, 2015
Submitted
February 24, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N980DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53267
Aircraft time
63,107 hours, 46,353 cycles
Part
Bracket
Condition
Cracked
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

CRACKED INTERNAL BRACKET ON NR 8 SLAT TRACK HOUSING AT LT WING FIXED L/E STA XRS 260 APPROXIMATELY SLAT TRACK NR 8 AT LT WING WAS REMOVED IAW AMM 27-80-07. INTERNAL BRACKET ON HOUSING OF SLAT TRACK NR 8 AT LW WAS REMOVED, IAW AMM 20-30-01. NEW BRACKET WAS TREATED AND PAINTED IAW SRM 51-10-30. BRACKET ON HOUSING OF SLAT TRACK NR 8 WAS INSTALLED IAW AMM 20-30-01 AND SLAT TRACK NR 8 WAS INSTALLED AND ADJUSTED IAW AMM 27-80-01.

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