Service difficulty report · Fastener · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 17, 2017
Submitted
September 18, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53421
Aircraft time
60,160 hours, 46,589 cycles
Part
Fastener
Condition
Damaged
Location
Vertical Stab
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

LOOSE AND SUNKEN FASTENERS ON SPLICE ZFS=52.267 UPPER & LOWER FASTENER ROWS AT VERTICAL STABILIZER L/E. HOLES AND COUNTERSINK OF REMOVABLE LEADING EDGE AND FIXED LEADING EDGE WERE EVALUATED AND WAS FOUND 80 OF 1/4 AND 99 OF 3/16 WITHIN LIMITS 5 OF 3/16 AND 1 OF 1/4 OUT OF LIMITIS. OUT LIMITS HOLES WERE REPAIRED IAW DWG SG09550004, REV. D.

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