Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 17, 2016
Submitted
June 18, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N998DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53370
Aircraft time
64,043 hours, 46,120 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

OUT OF LIMITS FOR THICKNESS REMAIN ON PREVIOUS BLEND OUT, STA Y= 355 BETWEEN LONGERON 18 LT TO 19 LT AT OUTER FUSELAGE SKIN. AREA OUT OF LIMITS WAS REPAIRED. PERFORMED GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION, INITIAL 8000 CYCLES REPETITIVE EVERY 8000 CYCLES IAW SRM 53-04-2.

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