Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 10, 2016
Submitted
June 13, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N998DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53370
Aircraft time
64,043 hours, 46,120 cycles
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
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

ONE CRACK WAS FOUND ON INBD UPPER HOLE OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RT REAR CAP. INBD UPPER HOLE WAS DRILLED TO SECOND OVERSIZE IAW SR09550032, REV B, BHEC INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED NO CRACKS WERE FOUND IAW DC-MD NDT SPM 01-10-01.003, SECOND OVERSIZE IS WITHIN TOLERANCE WITH SR09550032, REV. B, THEREFORE BUSHINGS WERE INSTALLED WITH ROUTINE 5510-01074-14.

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