Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 30, 2015
Submitted
December 1, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N998DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53370
Aircraft time
62,851 hours, 45,293 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
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

RIGHT WING, BS 164 AFT LOWER SPAR CHORD CRACKED AT FLAP HINGE LOWER INBD ATTACH STUD. FOUND DURING HFEC. REWORKED IAW AMDS 5710-01110-06 AND ER/A 541737-14AD, ORIGINAL.

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