Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 25, 2022
Submitted
October 31, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N836US
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53214
Aircraft time
74,652 hours, 55,584 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Part time
74,652 hours, 55,584 cycles
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

DISCREPANCY: DURING C-CHECK IN KDHN, COMMERCIAL JET FOUND A PLUGGED HOLE AT STATION 315 L16L CORRECTIVE ACTION: COMMERCIAL JET IN KDHN PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION OF THE AREA AND FOUND THE HOLE TO BE CRACKED. THEY TRIMMED OUT THE DAMAGE AREA IAW FIG 3 OF EO17365. THEY PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION OF THE TRIMMED-OUT AREA AND FOUND NO CRACK INDICATIONS OR OTHER DAMAGE. THEY FABRICATED 2 EACH EO17365-11 DOUBLERS FROM .050” 2024-T3, 2 EO17365-13 FILLERS FROM .050” 2024-T3, A EO17365-15 FREEZE PLUG FROM .050” 7075-T6 AS SHOWN IN FIG 2 AND STEP 13 OF EO17365 AND EO17365-17 FILLER FROM .050” 7075-T6. ALL REPAIR PARTS WERE DRILLED, DEBURRED, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW DC9/MD80 SRM 51-10-03.REPAIR PARTS WERE INSTALLED IAW FIG 2 OF EO17365. REPAIR APPROVED BY 8110-3 DATED 6/12/0222 BY RICARDO FERNANDEZ DERT-834363-CE

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