Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 25, 2015
Submitted
March 26, 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
Lt 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

CORROSION ON BORE/INNER AND OUTER SURFACE OF RIBS FROM STA XIS=83,136 AND 186 AT SLAT PANEL LT NR 1. CORROSION ON OUTER SURFACE OF RIBS WERE REMOVED IAW SRM 51-10-3. RIBS WERE MESURED AS FOLLOWS ORIGINAL THICKNESS IS 0.320" REMAINING THICKNESS IS 0.277", THEREFORE IT'S WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 57-01, FIG 1. REWORKED AREA ON OUTER SURFACE WAS TREATED AND PAINTED IAW SRM 51-10-3. DAMAGE ON BORE OF RIBS WERE REMOVED AND MEASURED; STA XOS=83 HOLES AFT AND FWD ID 1.063" AND FWD INBD ID 1.062", STA XOS=136 HOLES AFT 0.938" AND HOLES FWD 0.950", XOS=186, HOLES FWD 0.938" THEREFORE WITHIN LIMIT OF MAXIMUM REWORK HOLES DIAMETER IAW SRM 57-02, PAR 9. BUSHING WERE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 57-02, PAR 9 C 1, 2.

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