Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 3, 2015
Submitted
September 4, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N989DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53341
Aircraft time
60,690 hours, 43,756 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Lt Wing Te Flap
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

ACFT HAS A DELAMINATED INBD FLAP OTBD GUIDE VANE LOWER AND UPPER SKIN LT WING. DUE TO SEVERAL DAMAGE INBD FLAP OTBD GUIDE VANE WAS REPLACE WITH REPAIRED INBD FLAP OTBD GUIDE VANE.

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