Service difficulty report · None · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 18, 2007
Submitted
June 29, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N903DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53380
Aircraft time
41,599 hours, 31,151 cycles
Part
None
Condition
None
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION OF THE OVERWING HEATER BLANKET AN ADDITIONAL VOID WAS REPORTED IN THE BONDLINE BETWEEN THE HEATER BLANKET AND THE WING UPPER SKIN. ENGINEERING EVALUATION DETERMINED THE VOID WAS NOT NEW. THE DIFFERENCE FROM PRIOR INSPECTION WAS BECAUSE OF THE ACCURACY OF THE NDI METHOD. THE VOID WAS STILL WITHIN MANUAL LIMITS. DISPOSITIONED PER ER/A 09-093771-14AD.

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