Service difficulty report · Vane · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 13, 2009
Submitted
March 18, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N971DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53214
Aircraft time
47,872 hours, 35,961 cycles
Part
Vane
Part number
59304963
Condition
Damaged
Location
Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

LT WING OTBD FLAP IB FIXED VANE HAD 2 GOUGES TO THE SKIN AND PENETRATED INTO THE INTERNAL DOUBLER. DAMAGE WAS NEAR XV1=211 AT THE AFT INBOARD CORNER. DAMAGE WAS CLEANED UP AND AN SRM 51-70-2 PARAGRAPH 18B HOT BOND REPAIR WAS INSTALLED. REPAIR WAS PERMANENT.

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