Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 3, 2007
Submitted
March 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N942DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49815
Aircraft time
47,410 hours, 36,947 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

FOUND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER/RT/UPPER AFT SKIN PANEL, CRACK REPAIR. THE UPPER AFT SKIN PANEL OF THE RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS FOUND WITH A 1.85" CRACK NEAR THE INBD AFT END OF THE PANEL. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED ON A TIME LIMITED BASIS. THE PERMANENT REPAIR WILL REPLACE THE SKIN PANEL WITH A NEW PANEL. THE REPAIR IS DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 460477-14.

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