Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 3, 2015
Submitted
July 7, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N913DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49956
Aircraft time
55,534 hours, 43,659 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Vertical Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

VERTICAL STABILIZER L/E SPLICE AT ZFS=52.267, HAVE WORN COUNTER SINKS. FASTENERS ARE PULLED TO DEEP INTO THE SKIN; MARKED, RII: N ENTR 575200 W APPROVAL LEVEL ACCOMPLISHED BY INSPECTED BY FINAL, C/A 01045-08, VERTICAL L/E TO BE INSTALLED ON AMDS WC 5530-01045-0602, TASKS, NO APPROVAL LEVEL TASK DESCRIPTION, REMOVED VERTICAL L/E PANEL WIP: OPENED DAMAGED .1875 HOLES TO .311, OPENED DAMAGED .2500 HOLES TO .359 IAW SRM 55-03. ACCOMPLISHED OPEN HOLE EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION IAW SRM 55-03, PG 134, SECTION 27.C, D, 1, NO CRACKS NOTED.

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