Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 31, 2020
Submitted
January 31, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N960DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49979
Aircraft time
76,523 hours, 57,425 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
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

FOUND UPPER SKIN RIGHT SIDE CRACKED THROUGH AND BRACKET OUTBOARD OF SKIN ALSO CRACKED. REMOVE RIGHT SIDE VENT BOX FOR ACCESS IN 48 SECTION. REMOVED STIFFENERS AND FASTENERS FOR SKIN SPLICE. REMOVED CRACKED BRACKET. FABERATED NEW BRACKET. C/W HFEC PER MD88 SRM 53-03-33 C (7). NO DEFECTS NOTED FABRICATED ALL REPAIR PARTS PER MD80-SRM 53-03 FIG 38B. OK TO INSTALL REPAIR PARTS(QC2038) COMPLETED REPAIR INSTALLATION PER MD88 SRM 53-03 FIG 38B. INSTALLED VENT BOX LOUVRE . OK FOR SV. (LP1469104)

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