Service difficulty report · Flange · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 1, 2019
Submitted
May 11, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N906DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49537
Aircraft time
82,579 hours, 63,332 cycles
Part
Flange
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

OPEN HOLE ETHF INSPECTION ON RIGHT VERTICAL STAB FRONT SPAR FWD. FLANGE SHOWS CRACK INDICATIONS AT FASTENER HOLES #1, 3, 4 BELOW SPLICE AND 5, 6 AND 13, ABOVE SPLICE. REFERENCE 5530-01045-0602. CLEANED HOLES WITH BRASS BRUSH. (668138). PERFORMED OPEN HOLE ETHF INSP. OF RT. VERT. STAB FRONT SPAR FWD FLANGE AT FASTENER HOLES MARKED #1, 3, 4 BELOW SPLICE AND 5, 6 AND 13 ABOVE SPLICE PER OPN 5530-01045-0602. NO INDICATIONS. AD RELATED

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