What was found
LT WING OTBD FLAP VANE AFT INBD CORNER OF SKIN HAD A GOUGE PENETRATING INTO THE INTERNAL DOUBLER. A SRM 51-70-2 PAR 18B HOT BOND REPAIR WAS INSTALLED THAT EXTENDED AROUND THE VANE LEADING EDGE. THIS REPAIR WAS APPROVED BY BOEING.
- 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
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Vane
- Part number
- 591004335
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- L Wing Ob 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.