What was found
DURING HMV ELONGATED HOLES WERE REPORTED ON UPPER SKIN OF LT OUTBOARD FLAP INBOARD SECTION. A NEW SKIN AND FINGER DOUBLER WERE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW BOEING PRODUCTION DWG 9935954-15.
- 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
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Lt Wing Te Flap
- 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.