Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 4, 2019
Submitted
March 5, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N976DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53257
Aircraft time
72,750 hours, 53,804 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

INITIAL INSPECTION: CRACK ON RT EXTERIOR SKIN AT VERTICAL STABILIZER, PROYECTION STA Y= 1420 APPROX. CRACK ON RT EXTERIOR SKIN AT VERTICAL STABILIZER, PROYECTION STA Y= 1420 APPROX WAS REPAIRED PER ER/A 575990-14AD REV. ORIGINAL (SECTION I PERMANENT REPAIR ) AND ETI-88-19-017 REV 2. REPAIR APPROVAL IS LIMITED TO 75,000 CYCLES ONLY. ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING AUTHORIZATION (ER/A REVISION ) IS REQUIRED FOR CONTINUED SERVICE BEYOND THIS LIMIT PER ER/A 575990-14AD REV. ORIGINAL UNDER LOG 0969525. (LP0969949)

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