Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 22, 2023
Submitted
August 8, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N834US
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53115
Aircraft time
75,857 hours, 56,665 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Part number
5910130285
Condition
Dented
Location
Zone 100
Part time
75,857 hours, 56,665 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING A TAIL-STRIKE INSPECTION IN KYIP, C.A.S. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APB WEB DENTED AND CRACKED, L=20” W=58” DEPTH=0.050” AT F.S 1334-1338. MAINTENANCE IN KYIP PERFORMED THE DAMAGE CUTOUT OF THE APB SKIN, MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION AND VERIFIED ALL DAMAGE WAS REMOVED. FABRICATED A NEW REPAIR SKIN FROM P/N 5910130-285, REPAIR Y-CHORD FROM P/N 5910130-387, REPAIR SPLICE -5 FROM 2024-T3, REPAIR SPLICE -7 FROM 2024-T3 0.063”, REPAIR PLATE -13 FROM 2024-T3 0.063”AND REPAIR DOUBLER -11 FROM 7075-T6 0.080”. ALL REPAIR PARTS WERE TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-03 PARA. 7 FIG. 33-PAGE 2B AND 53-03 FIGURE 37.

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