Service difficulty report · Hinge · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 5, 2015
Submitted
August 10, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N906DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49537
Aircraft time
74,240 hours, 56,908 cycles
Part
Hinge
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt Elevator
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

CORROSION ON RT ELEVATOR NR 6 HINGE UPPER AND LOWER BORES. HOLES TO ATTACH EYEBOLT. IN REF OR NRC 16 ACFT ZONE 60. DAMAGE RT ELEVATOR NR 6 HINGE HOLES UPPER AND LOWER WERE REAMED WITH ID 0.626 AND 0.629. THEREFORE OUT LIMITS IAW CMM 27-30-2, TABLE FIG 601 AND HINGE WAS REPLACED AND WILL BE INSTALLED UNDER CARD N 20, ZONE 30. RII COMPLETED. PRIMARY STRUCTURE RETAIN FOR RECORDS.

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