Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 17, 2017
Submitted
June 18, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N985DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53312
Aircraft time
67,764 hours, 48,854 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Horiz Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

LFEC INSPECTION OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RT UPPER CENTER SKIN PANEL PER STEP 5. OF WORKCARD SHOWS A CRACK INDICATION FROM AFT EDGE OF SKIN FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 1" IN LENGTH. REPAIRED PER ERA 559453-14AD.

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