Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 28, 2015
Submitted
March 30, 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

CPCP CORROSION ON BORE INNER AND OUTER SURFACE OF RIBS FROM STA XOS=530,580 AND 610 AT LT SLAT PANEL NR 5. CORROSION ON INNER AND OUTER SURFACE OF RIBS FROM XOS = 530 AND 610 WERE REMOVED IAW SRM 51-10-3, PAR 26 WAS ACCOMPLISHED ORIGINAL THICKNESS ON RIB AT STA=XOS = 530 IS 0.370" AND MINIMUN REMAINING THICKNESS IS 0.364" THEREFORE IT IS WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 57-01, FIG 1B WAS ACCOMPLISHED ORIGINAL THICKNESS ON RIB AT FROM XOS =610 IS 0.251" THEREFORE IS WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 57-01, FIG 1 AND REPLACED RIB AT STA XOS= 580 AND XOS = 610, DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED ON STA XOS=530 AND 610 AND MEASURED WITH HOLES FWD ID 0.811" AND AFT HOLES ID 0.812" ON STA XOS =530 AND STA XOS =610 HOLES FWD AND AFT ID 0625" THEREFORE OUT LIMITS OF BLUE PRINT HOLE DIAMETER IAW SRM 57-02, PAR 9C 1. BUSHINGS WERE FABRICATE AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 57-02, PAR 9 C2.

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