Service difficulty report · Structure · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 5, 2016
Submitted
April 6, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N975DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53243
Aircraft time
65,865 hours, 48,639 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing Te Flap
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

REMOVE INBD FLAP HINGE FITTING FOR LT WING OTBD FLAP TO DETERMINE CRACK LENGTH. FLAP FITTING IS LOCATED ON AFT WING SPAR BS 164. MEASURED AND MARKED ENDS OF CRACK IAW NDTSPM 06-10-01.001. CRACK MEASURES .625 IN LENGTH. INSTALLATION OF INBD FLAP FITTING TO BE ACCOMPLISHED ON NR NR 15. REPAIR OF CRACK TO BE ACCOMPLISHED ON NR 1, PRI 544925-14AD.

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