Service difficulty report · Former · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 20, 2016
Submitted
June 22, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N998DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53370
Aircraft time
64,043 hours, 46,120 cycles
Part
Former
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
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

CRACKED FORMERS ON STA ZFS=23 AND ZFS=43 AT VERTICAL STABILIZER L/E RT SIDE. RIBS WERE REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-02, FIG 27. HFEC WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON FORMERS ON STA ZFS=23 AND ZFS=43 AT VERTICAL STABILIZER L/E RT SIDE NO CRACKS WERE FOUND AFTER STOP DRILL IAW NDT SPM 06-10-01.001.

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