Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 27, 2016
Submitted
February 29, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N993DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53345
Aircraft time
63,480 hours, 45,809 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Not Reported
Location
Lt 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

DURING NDT INSPECTION A DISCREPANT AREA WAS FOUND SEVEN DIFFERENT FASTENERS OF THE PSE ON LT LOWER WING SKIN REAR SPAR BETWEEN BS XRS =162 TO XRS= 168. REPAIRED IAW ER/A NR 543146-14AD, REV ORIGINAL .

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