Service difficulty report · Structure · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 7, 2017
Submitted
July 14, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N960DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49979
Aircraft time
70,741 hours, 52,552 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Cracked
Location
Center Wing
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

HFEC INSPECTION OF RIGHT SIDE CENTER WING SHOWS A CRACK INDICATIONON AFT ROW OF S-17 AT 7TH FASTENER OUTBOARD IN SCAN AREA. CRACK EXTENDS APPROX. 1/4" INBOARD OF FASTENER HEAD. REMOVED FASTENER AT CRACK INDICATION. REPAIRED PER PRI560178-14 REV 0-6 252477 PRI 560178-14 REV 0 - 6 MATCHES ER/A 560178-14 ORIGINAL.

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