Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 26, 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
Skin
Condition
Damaged
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

STABILIZERS VERTICAL FIXED LE SKIN, ZFS. ELONGATED HOLES. DTA MONITOR INSPECTION LOG REFERENCE ER/A 576759-14AD SECTION II REQUIRES DTA APPROVAL ON OR BEFORE THE NEXT 24 MONTHS. DISCONTINUE REVENUE SERVICE ON OR BEFORE THE NEXT 24 MONTHS PENDING A DAMAGE TOLERANCE AND FATIGUE REVIEW. (LP1004366)

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