Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 19, 2007
Submitted
February 21, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N946DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49819
Aircraft time
47,233 hours, 36,671 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
5922578515
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
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

HORIZONTAL STAB RT UPPER AFT SKIN, INBD AFT EDGE HAS CRACK REPAIR. THE UPPER AFT SKIN OF THE RT HORIZONTAL STAB WAS FOUND WITH A 1.25" CRACK AT THE INBD, AFT EDGE OF THE PANEL. THE CRACK WAS HFEC INSPECTED AND STOP DRILLED ON A TIME-LIMITED BASIS. THE PERMANENT REPAIR IS A REPLACEMENT OF THE SKIN PANEL. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 460229-14.

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