What was found
LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB SKIN PANEL AFT SECTION (UPPER) SHOWS A CRACK INDICATION BETWEEN THE 2 BLACK DOTS APPROX 0.430 LONG AND 0.875 OFF THE AFT EDGE OF THE SKIN PANEL. REPAIRED SKIN PANEL PER EA 8-5510-123505.
- Difficulty date
- September 5, 2008
- Submitted
- September 17, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N550FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD1010F
- Aircraft serial
- 46521
- Aircraft time
- 77,883 hours, 30,502 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5512 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- ALC7439501
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Horizontal 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.