Service difficulty report · Vane · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 31, 2009
Submitted
April 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N977DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53258
Aircraft time
48,483 hours, 36,202 cycles
Part
Vane
Part number
5930494501
Condition
Delaminated
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.

What was found

THE LT WING INBD FLAP INBD GUIDE VANE EXTERNAL LOWER SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A 10 INCH MAXIMUM DIAMETER DELAMINATED AREA. A PUNCTURE WAS ALSO FOUND NEARBY. DAMAGE WAS BETWEEN XIVIF 35.557 AND 6.2364. THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED AND AN EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER WAS HOT BONDED ONTO THE VANE SKIN PER THE SRM.

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