Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 14, 2009
Submitted
March 18, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53417
Aircraft time
41,416 hours, 33,785 cycles
Part
Spar Cap
Part number
5918000525
Condition
Corroded
Location
Horizontal Stab
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

ONE FASTENER HOLE IN THE RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR UPPER CAP WAS FOUND WITH DAMAGE. THE STRUCTURE IS THE SUBJECT OF AD 2007-10-04. THE HOLE WAS OVERSIZED TO REMOVE THE DAMAGE AND A LARGER FASTENER WAS INSTALLED. AN AMOC WAS PROVIDED FROM BOEING AS A TIME LIMITED REPAIR UNTIL 11/30/2010.

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