Service difficulty report · Wedge · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 22, 2017
Submitted
August 31, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N949DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49880
Aircraft time
71,916 hours, 53,706 cycles
Part
Wedge
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Wing Te Flap
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

LEFT WING INBOARD TRAILING FLAP TRAILING EDGE HAS DAMAGE APROX 6 INCHES OUTBOARD OF FUSELAGE. COMPLIED WITH IAW ERA 56-1321-14, REV ORIGINAL, SECTION 2. REPLACED THE TRAILING EDGE WEDGE IAW DRAWING 5935966.

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