Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 22, 2020
Submitted
February 23, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N907DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53416
Aircraft time
70,116 hours, 51,615 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

/H VERTICAL STAB HAS CRACK INDICATION IN 6TH HOLE UP FROM STATION ZFS=52.267 ON FRONT SPAR CAP. REMOVED VERT STAB PER MD 88 AMM 55-30-01 THRU STEP 3(A)(7). REAMED HOLE IN VERTICAL SPAR CAP TO .233 . PERFORMED BHEC PER MD88 NDTSPM PART 6-10-01.003 AND AMDS CARD 5330-01045-602 NO CRACK INDICATION EXISTS (QC1511) 347427 COMPLETED REPAIRS PER ERA 585429-14AD REV ORIG SECTION 1 PERMANENT REPAIR. (LP1500927)

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