Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 13, 2015
Submitted
November 20, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N992DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53344
Aircraft time
61,722 hours, 44,342 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Elevator Tab
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

DENTS ON UPPER SKIN AND NICK ON LOWER SKIN AT RT ELEVATOR GEARED TAB. RT GEARED TAB WAS REMOVED WITH CARD 2730-4830 AND WAS REPLACED DUE TO EXCEED THE ALLOWABLE REPAIRS IAW SRM 55-04, PAR 2 (4) AND REPAIRED RT GEARED TAB WILL BE INSTALLED WITH CARD 2730-4832.

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