SDR DALA2015122807740

Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date: December 27, 2015
Submitted: December 29, 2015
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N902DE
Make and model: Doug MD88
Aircraft serial: 53379
Aircraft time: 62,353 hours, 45,613 cycles
System (JASC): 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Cracked
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

VERTICAL STABILIZER L/E, SKIN CRACKED AT EXISTING REPAIR, LONGERON 2R, BS 1418. CRACK PASSES THROUGH HI-LOC HOLE. REPAIR OF SKIN REPAIRED ON NR 167. L2R LONGERON REPAIRED BY SPLICE METHOD WITH SHIMMING TO ACCOMODATE SKIN REPAIR IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18.

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