Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 13, 2009
Submitted
August 26, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N944DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49817
Aircraft time
53,666 hours, 41,085 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
5922578515
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horiz 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

HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RT UPPER AFT SKIN WAS CRACKED AND A TIME LIMITED REPAIR HAD BEEN INSTALLED AT A PREVIOUS MTC VISIT. REPLACED THE SKIN PANEL PER ERA 460328-14AD, EA 09-460214-12AD AND DWG SR09550031.

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