Service difficulty report · Retainer · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 9, 2014
Submitted
November 10, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N969DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53172
Aircraft time
67,752 hours, 49,964 cycles
Part
Retainer
Condition
Cracked
Location
Emergency Exit
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

CORROSION AND A CRACK WAS FOUND ON LOWER SECTION OF PRESSURE SEAL RETAINER OF FWD OVER WING EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, REWORKED, TREATED, PAINTED AREA AND INSTALLED.

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