Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 16, 2015
Submitted
August 21, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N910DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49541
Aircraft time
73,428 hours, 56,901 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 394-401
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

OUT OF LIMITS, REWORKED AREA ON FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN BS Y=394.5 TO Y=401 AND LONGS 23 LT TO 25 LT. FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN BS Y=394.5 TO Y=401 AND LONG 23 LT TO 25 LT. CRACK OF 0.375" AT BS Y=394.5 WAS TRIMMED OUT WITHIN 0.750 OF DIAMETER IAW SRM 53-04-2 FIGURE 2, SHEET 6. CRACK WAS REPAIRED AND INSTALLED NEW FINGER DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW SRM 53-04-2, FIGURE 2, SHEET 6. MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS VISUAL INSPECTION INITIAL 8,000 CYCLES AND REPETITIVE 8,000 CYCLES SRM 53-04-2, PAR D, PAGE 52.

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