Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 25, 2007
Submitted
February 27, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N939DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49812
Aircraft time
47,600 hours, 37,161 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 STABILIZER, RT UPPER AFT SKIN PANEL, CRACK REPAIR. THE UPPER AFT SKIN PANEL ON THE RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS FOUND WITH A .75" CRACK NEAR THE AFT INBD CORNER OF THE PANEL. THE CRACK WAS HFEC INSPECTED AND STOP DRILLED ON TIME LIMITED BASIS. THE PERMANENT REPAIR REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE SKIN PANEL. THE REPAIR WAS DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 460308-14, REV A.

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