What was found
DURING INSPECTION OF COSTANT AND OUTER SECTION MACHINED SKIN PANELS ON HORIZONTAL STAB, FOUND NR 5 PANELS WITH CRACK, ARE WITHIN LIMITS IAW TABLE MM PANELS P/N: 7228-1, 7227-1, 7281-2, 7226-1 AND 7225-1SEE ATTACHED SHEET FOR DETAIL.
- Difficulty date
- July 24, 2008
- Submitted
- July 28, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N318FE
- Make and model
- Doug DC1030F
- Aircraft serial
- 46837
- Aircraft time
- 80,224 hours, 21,813 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5512 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin Panel
- Part number
- ALC72251
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.