Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 2, 2007
Submitted
March 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N905DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53410
Aircraft time
40,415 hours, 30,538 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 PANEL OF THE RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS FOUND WITH A .25" CRACK NEAR THE INBD AFT EDGE OF THE PANEL. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED ON THE FWD END AND ROUTED OUT TO THE AFT EDGE OF THE PANEL ON A TIME LIMITED BASIS. THE PERMANENT REPAIR REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE SKIN PANEL. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 460409-14.

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