Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 13, 2008
Submitted
February 27, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N959DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49978
Aircraft time
47,734 hours, 36,847 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rudder
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

DURING HMV, TWO METALIZED DAMAGES WERE FOUND BOTH RUDDER SURFACES AT THE LT SIDE IT WAS 87 INCHES LONG BY 34 INCHES WIDTH AT THE RT SIDE IT WAS 71 INCHES LONG AND 30 INCHES WIDTH. A PERMANENT REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IAW MD-80 SRM 51-70-1A D PARAGRAPH 23A.

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