Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 25, 2007
Submitted
February 27, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N900DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53372
Aircraft time
41,047 hours, 31,044 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

FOUND HORIZ STAB RT UPPER AFT SKIN PANEL, CRACK REPAIR. THE UPPER AFT SKIN PANEL OF THE RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS FOUND WITH A 1.5" CRACK AT THE INBD AFT CORNER OF THE PANEL. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED ON A TIME LIMITED BASIS PER ER/A 460327-14. THE DAMAGE WILL BE PERMANENTLY. REPAIRED THROUGH PART REPLACEMENT.

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