Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 22, 2016
Submitted
March 23, 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
Worn
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

LOOSE FASTENERS, 2 ROWS ABOVE AND BELOW BS ZFS=52 AT VERTICAL STABILIZER L/E REMOVABLE. DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE UPPER COUNTERSINK THE L/E SKIN WAS REPAIRED AND THE LOWER SKIN WAS FOUND WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 55-03D, PAR 28, 27 AND DWG SG09550004. REV D. THEREFORE WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 55-03D, PAR 27 AND DWG SG09550004. PERFORM DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION INITIAL 3000 CYCLES, REPETITIVE 3,000 CYCLES AND CONTACT BOEING FOR APPROVALS IAW SRM 55-03D, PAR.28,27.

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