Service difficulty report · Fastener · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 27, 2019
Submitted
March 29, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N977DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53258
Aircraft time
72,910 hours, 54,002 cycles
Part
Fastener
Condition
Loose
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

AWR. IN REFERENCE AMDS 5530-01045-05 STEP 2 LOOSE FASTENERS WAS FOUND ON VERTICAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE STA ZFS: 52.26. FASTENERS ON VERTICAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE STA ZFS: 52.26 WERE REPLACED PER ETI-88-19-028 REV.2 AND ERA 576759-14AD REV. ORIGINAL. SECTION I PERMANENT REPAIR. REPAIR APPROVAL IS LIMITED TO 24 MONTHS OF SERVICE FROM DATE OF APPROVAL ONLY. ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING AUTHORIZATION (ER/A REVISION) IS REQUIRED FOR CONTINUED SERVICE BEYOND THIS LIMIT. NOTE TO ENGINEER: DAMAGE TOLERANCE EVALUATION IS REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED IN FAA AC 120-93 UNDER MONITORING LP 1004366. (LP1004830)

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