Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 16, 2015
Submitted
July 31, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N988DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53339
Aircraft time
60,554 hours, 43,634 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Nr 2 Slat
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

SEVERAL DENTS AT RT SLAT PANEL NR 2 OTBD SKIN. DENTS WERE MEASSURE WITH FOLLOW BS 237 CONDITIONS DEPTH OF DENT 0.015", DIAMETER 0.800" DENT ON REGION "A" AND WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 57-03, PAR 18, FIG 18, ALSO ON BS 227, X=0.005, D=0.900, REG A. WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 57-03, PAR 18, FIG 18. PERFORM DECAL CONDITION INSPECTION EACH C-CHECK. HFEC INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AND NO CRACKS WERE FOUND.

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