Service difficulty report · Splice · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 30, 2016
Submitted
August 2, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53417
Aircraft time
59,371 hours, 46,315 cycles
Part
Splice
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
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

CRACKED SPLICE ON FIXED LEADING EDGE STRUCTURE XFS=194.850 ON RT WING. THE DOUBLER WAS REPLACED IAW ER/A 379404-14MA REV.A.

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