Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 10, 2016
Submitted
March 11, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N994DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53346
Aircraft time
63,633 hours, 45,483 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt 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 7 DIFFERENT FASTENERS OF DE PSE AT RT LOWER WING SKIN REAR SPAR BETWEEN XRS=162 TO XRS=168. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 543200-14AD. REV, ORIGINAL FROM THE SECTION II.

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