What was found
HORIZONTAL STAB, CONSTANT SECTION, REAR SPAR UPPER CAP HAS A 2.5 INCH CRACK IN RT END OF VERTICAL TANG CRACK IS VERTICAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED PER EO 8-5510-7-4318.
- Difficulty date
- August 2, 2002
- Submitted
- August 22, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N550FE
- Make and model
- Doug DC1010
- Aircraft serial
- 46521
- Aircraft time
- 67,856 hours, 25,807 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5511 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar Cap
- 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.