Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 15, 2001
Submitted
November 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N997DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53364
Aircraft time
27,632 hours, 21,747 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
5910082507
Condition
Dented
Location
Fs 200, L-17l
Stage of operation
IN
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

FUSELAGE / SKIN / FS 200 / LONG. 17L : DENT REPAIR THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A DEEP DENT JUST AFT OF THE L1 DOOR AT FS 200 AND LONGERON 17L. THE DENT WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT THROUGH ALL SKIN LAYERS. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER AND TRIPLER PER ER/A 382116-14, REV B.

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