What was found
MCI - DURING OP-16, FOUND LOWER LEADING EDGE PANEL VERTICAL STABILIZER LOWER ENDS OF RIBS CRACKED, LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE. REPAIRED PER SRM 55-30-102, FIGURE 201.
- Difficulty date
- October 14, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N959U
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49704
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vert Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.