- Difficulty date
- June 24, 2008
- Submitted
- July 1, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N357FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD1010F
- Aircraft serial
- 46939
- Aircraft time
- 86,545 hours, 27,715 cycles
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- ALC73912
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Zone 300
- 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
RIGHT STABILIZER INBD ELEVATOR UPPER SURFACE IS GOUGED IN 2 PLACES. REPAIRED 2 EA GOUGES IAW DC/MD-10 SRM 55-10-00; VOL I; FIG 8 AND DC/MD-10 SRM 55-00-01; VOL I; FIG 3; SHEET 2. REPAIRED THE DAMAGED RIB CAP IAW DC/MD-10 SRM 55-00-01; VOL I; FIG 6. WEIGHT AND BALANCE NOT REQUIRED IAW DC/MD-SRM 55-10-00; VOL I; FIG 8; NOTE II.