Service difficulty report · Floor Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 10, 2023
Submitted
January 16, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N837US
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53257
Aircraft time
75,266 hours, 55,993 cycles
Part
Floor Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
Part time
75,266 hours, 55,993 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

WHILE AT C-CHECK, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON CUSP WEB AT APPROXIMATELY BS 209 BETWEEN LBL 44 AND LBL 54. N REMOVED THE CORROSION AND FOUND AREA TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. THE DAMAGED AREA WAS REMOVED AND AN HFEC INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED OF THE TRIMMED-OUT AREA AND THE EXISTING FASTENER HOLES COMMON TO THE REPAIR. NO DEFECTS NOTED. THEY FABRICATED A REPAIR FILLER FROM 7075-T6 0.020 AND A REPAIR DOUBLER FROM 7075-T6 0.025. REPAIR PARTS WERE DRILLED, DEBURRED, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-10-3. REPAIR PARTS WERE INSTALLED ON REPAIR AREA BETWEEN BS 200 AND 215 BETWEEN LBL 44 AND LBL 54 IAW AEI EO 18734. EO 18734 .

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