Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 13, 2015
Submitted
December 14, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49583
Aircraft time
70,338 hours, 54,173 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Worn
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

WEAR ON RT SKIN BETWEEN BS ZFS 180 AND ZFS 165 AT VERTICAL STABILIZER. RT SKIN WAS REPLACED DUE EXCESSIVE WEAR IAW SRM 55-32-0, FIG 3 AND DWG 5936143, REV.

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