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
Eroded
Location
Te Flaps
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, EROSION WAS FOUND ON LOWER SKIN OF OUTBOARD GUIDE VANE OF RT INBOARD FLAP. A PERMANENT REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IAW MD-80 SRM 57-03D PARAGRAPH 8A FIG 9A.

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