Service difficulty report · Rub Strip · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 5, 2016
Submitted
November 7, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N903DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53380
Aircraft time
64,210 hours, 46,772 cycles
Part
Rub Strip
Condition
Corroded
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

CORROSION ON RT FUSELAGE SKIN SETTLEMENT AREA OF RUBSTRIPS OF STA Y:1080 BTW LONGS 30 TO 29R. CORROSION WAS REMOVED ON RT FUSELAGE SKIN SETTLEMENT AREA OF RUBSTRIPS OF STA Y:1080 BTW LONGS 30 TO 29R PER SRM 51-10-3 PAR 26. ORIGINAL THICKNESS IS 0.160 AND REMAINING THICKNESS IS 0.114, THEREFORE ITS OUT LIMITS PER SRM 53-04 PAR 57. AREA OUT LIMITS WAS REPAIRED AND PERFORM VISUAL INSPECTION, INITIAL 8000 CYCLES, REPETITIVE 8000 CYCLES PER SRM 53-04 PAR 57 FIG 57 PAG 397.

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