Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 26, 2009
Submitted
April 1, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N977DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53258
Aircraft time
48,483 hours, 36,202 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
59306107
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

VERTICAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE SKIN AT ZFS=136.803 UPPER PANEL RIGHT SIDE AFT CORNER ATTACH TANG WAS FOUND CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 0.281 INCH. THE CRACK WAS TRIMMED OUT APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH BY 1 INCH AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER.

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