Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 4, 2015
Submitted
June 10, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N981DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53268
Aircraft time
63,300 hours, 46,457 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Damaged
Location
Te Flap
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 AND SCRATCHS ON RIB HOLES NR 2 BS XOS= 240 WERE REMOVED IAW SRM 57-02 PAR 9. REWORKED HOLES WERE MEASURED INBD LUG FWD HOLE 0.939" AND AFT HOLE 0.941". BUSHINGS WERE FABRICATED IAW SRM 57-02, PAR 9, C, TABLE 1, 1, 2. BUSHINGS WITH OD 0.942" BUSHINGS WITH OD 0.940", 1 EA, BUSHINGS WITH OD 0.939", 2 EAS. BUSHINGS AND REWORKED AREAS WERE TREATED IAW SRM 51-10-3, PAR 21. NEW BUSHINGS WERE INSTALLED IAW SRM 57-02 PAR 9. USED TOOL: CALIPER DIGITAL GD-573 AJM DUE DATE 26-SEP-15. PRIMARY STRUCTURE.

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