Service difficulty report · Vane · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 22, 2017
Submitted
May 23, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N965DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49984
Aircraft time
70,697 hours, 52,178 cycles
Part
Vane
Condition
Punctured
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

RT NR 2 FLAP VANE HAS PUNCTURE APPROX 45" FROM INBD EDGE AND 11" FROM TRAILING EDGE MEASURING APPROX 3/4 " X 3/4 ". REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP VANE REF AMM 27-51-03-201, OPS CKS GOOD.

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