Service difficulty report · Splice · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 23, 2016
Submitted
June 24, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N958DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49977
Aircraft time
68,765 hours, 51,040 cycles
Part
Splice
Condition
Cut
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

SPLICE IN APB, STA 1338, TEE CHORD BETWEEN L26L AND L27L WITH NO FASTENERS IN FORMER TAB, SPLICE CUT IS BETWEEN FORMER TAB AND L26L END FITTING. REPAIRED IAW PRI 548159-14, REV "0" AND "1" AND FINAL ER/A 548159-14, REV "A".

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