Service difficulty report · Repair · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 1, 2016
Submitted
April 1, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N907DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53416
Aircraft time
61,487 hours, 44,639 cycles
Part
Repair
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg Door Hinge
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

WHILE IN C-CHECK, MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT PREVIOUS REPAIRS TO THE LT AND RT AFT NOSE GEAR DOOR HINGE CUTOUTS WERE CRACKING. PREVIOUSLY, THE SRM AUTHORIZED A REPAIR USING A 0.050 THICK DOUBLER TO REPAIR 0.063" SKIN; THIS REPAIR HAS SINCE BEEN SUPERSEDED BECAUSE IT WAS FOUND TO CRACK AND FAIL. AT THIS VISIT, MAINTENANCE REMOVED AN OLD SRM REPAIR AND INSTALLED A REPAIR WITH THE SAME FOOTPRINT BUT IAW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE NEW REPAIR. SRM 53-05, PARA 162. HOWEVER THERE IS A FASTENER COUNT MISMATCH BETWEEN THE OLD AND NEW SRM REPAIRS. ER/A 545552-14 AUTHORIZES THE CONTINUED INSTALLATION OF THE DOUBLER WITH THE OLD SRM REPAIR FASTENER COUNT. COMPLIED WITH ER/A 545552-14, REV, ORIGINAL, ASSOCIATED ER/A 14-545552, ADDED FOR AC 9007.

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