Service difficulty report · Finger Doubler · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 20, 2015
Submitted
September 21, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49539
Aircraft time
74,072 hours, 57,043 cycles
Part
Finger Doubler
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1251-1260
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

CORROSION AND CRACK ON SPLICE FINGER DOUBLER AT LONGERON 26, LT FROM BS 1251 - 1260 C3. CRACK DIMENTION IS 1.00" THE SECTION FINGER DOUBLER DAMAGE WAS REMOVED AND NEW SECTION WAS FABRICATED AND WAS TREATED AND PAINTED AND WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-10-1, FIG 36 AND DWG 5936667, REV CD.

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