Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 28, 2018
Submitted
January 30, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N962DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49981
Aircraft time
72,925 hours, 53,972 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
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

CRACKS ( 2 EA ) ON DORSAL FIN L/E ACCESS PANEL 6301A CUTOUT AT VERTICAL STABILIZER. DORSAL FIN L/E ACCESS PANEL 6301A CUTOUT AT VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS REPAIRED (AS PERMANENT) PER ER/A 516509-14MA (SECTION I) REV 4 AND SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.

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