Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 23, 2016
Submitted
December 13, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N910DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53419
Aircraft time
59,781 hours, 46,425 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Te Flap
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

LT WING, CORROSION ON UPPER/LWR SURFACES OF LT OUTBD FLAP OUTBD GUIDE VANE AT TRAILING EDGE AREA UPPER SKIN: 48 INCH FROM INBD END TO 61INCHES, ALSO SMALL POINT OF CORROSION AROUND FASTENERS AT 71INCH FROM INBD END. LWR SKIN: 10 INCH FROM INBD END TO 17 INCH. REPLACED SO VANE BY SRM 57-03D PAR 11. LT OUTBD FLAP OUTBD GUIDE VANE WITH P/N 5910043-509 AND S/N AJ-2 WAS REPLACED.

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