Service difficulty report · Heater Blanket · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 3, 2018
Submitted
April 3, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N996DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53363
Aircraft time
68,327 hours, 49,147 cycles
Part
Heater Blanket
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Wing
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

NDT INSPECTION OF THE RIGHT WING HEATER BLANKET, AFTER INSTALLATION SHOWS A VOID ALONG AFT INBOARD EDGE APPROX. 0.5 INCH WIDE X 8 INCHES LONG. THE HEATER BLANKET WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW PRI 567147-14, REV 0 THRU 7.

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