SDR DALA2015121007488

Service difficulty report · Splice · Doug MD88

Difficulty date: December 9, 2015
Submitted: December 10, 2015
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N992DL
Make and model: Doug MD88
Aircraft serial: 53344
Aircraft time: 61,722 hours, 44,342 cycles
System (JASC): 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
Part: Splice
Condition: Loose
Location: Vertical Stab
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

LOOSE FASTENERS ON SPLICE OF L/E AT VERTICAL STABILIZER BS ZFS=52.26. ALL HOLES COUNTERSINK WERE MEASURED IAW CARD 5530-01045-05, STEP 2, JOB 055-0001 AND WAS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS, 49 EA. REPAIRED IAW CARD 5530-01045-08, STEP 1, JOB 167-0001 AND SRM 55-03D, PARA 27 AND 28.

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