Service difficulty report · Structure · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 10, 2015
Submitted
May 14, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53421
Aircraft time
54,437 hours, 42,413 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
Location
Vertical Stab
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

FOUND 20TH FASTENER HOLE ON UPPER ROW COMMON TO SPLICE BAND FROM LT SIDE OF VERTICAL STABILIZER FIXED L/E TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. FS ZFS 52.267. REPAIRED THE BUSHINGS IAW ERA 535916-14.

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