Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 21, 2015
Submitted
March 23, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N966DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53115
Aircraft time
63,004 hours, 46,886 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt 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

INITIAL CORROSION FWD BORE ON RIB STA XOS 380 AT SLAT PANEL NR 4 RT WING. DAMAGE ON RIB STA XOS= 380 WAS REMOVED AND MEASURED, WITH ID 1.1265 ON FWD HOLE, THEREFORE OUT LIMIT OF MAXIMUM REWORK HOLE DIAMETER, THEREFORE WAS REPAIRED WITH AND ER/A 533326-14, REV.

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