What was found
WING PANEL FORWARD OF INBD SPOILER ON RT WING BULGING IN FLIGHT. REMOVED PANEL. INSTALLED NEW PANEL IAW DWG 5936824-508.
- Difficulty date
- September 7, 2016
- Submitted
- September 9, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N972DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53215
- Aircraft time
- 67,580 hours, 49,413 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Panel
- Condition
- Bulged
- Location
- Rt Wing
- 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.