Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 1, 2007
Submitted
March 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N984DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53311
Aircraft time
42,426 hours, 31,969 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
5922578515
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horiz Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 OF THE RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS FOUND WITH A .625" CRACK NEAR INBD AFT EDGE OF THE PANEL. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT WITH A SMALL CUTOUT ON A TIME LIMITED BASIS PER ER/A 460410-14. PERMANENT REPAIR REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE SKIN PANEL.

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