Service difficulty report · Support Fitting · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 19, 2016
Submitted
March 21, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53409
Aircraft time
62,883 hours, 45,830 cycles
Part
Support Fitting
Condition
Corroded
Location
Horizontal 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

CORROSION ON RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SUPPORT FITTINGS BORES AT VERTICAL REAR SPAR. BORES AT VERTICAL REAR SPAR WERE REPAIRED, REAMED WITH FINAL DIMENTION OF REWORK: ID= 1.436" THEREFORE WITHIN LIMITS OF REWORK AND REPAIR BUSHINGS WERE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 55-02D, PAR 24.

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