Service difficulty report · Bar · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 4, 2015
Submitted
March 6, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N980DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53267
Aircraft time
63,107 hours, 46,353 cycles
Part
Bar
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt 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

CORROSION ON LOWER FLEX JOINT BAR AT LT WING FLAP. FLEX JOINT BAR WAS REMOVED IAW AMM 20-30-01 AND BLEND OUT IN HOLES AT FLEX JOIN BAR WAS PERFORMED IAW SRM 51-10-3 AND WAS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW ER/A 532537-14, REV ORIGINAL. THEREFORE NEW FLEX JOINT BAR WAS INSTALLED IAW AMM 27-51-07.

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