Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 10, 2016
Submitted
March 11, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53409
Aircraft time
62,883 hours, 45,830 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 130
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

BULGE OUTER FUSELAGE SKIN AND DOUBLER BETWEEN LONG 30 TO LONG 28, RT BS 130 APPROXIMATELY AT E/E DOOR JAMB. BULGE WAS EVALUATED WITH NEXT DIMENTIONS: D=1.5", X=0.095", D/X=15.78. THEREFORE IT IS WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 53-04-1, PAR 7 E CONDITION 1B. HFEC INSPECTION, 10X MAGNIFIED INSPECTION AND DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTIONS WERE ACCOMPLISHED, NIL DAMAGE FOUND. PERFORM DECAL CONDITION INSPECTION EVERY C-CHECK.

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