As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
RADIOGRAPHIC INSPECTION REVEALED CRACK IN LEFT ELEVATOR FRONT SPAR UPPER FLANGE, EMANATING FROM RIVET HOLE IN FORWARD DIRECTION AND TERMINATING AT EDGE OF FLANGE APPROXIMATELY .300 INCH IN LENGTH. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-9 SRM 55-02, PAGE 31. BALANCED ELEVATOR IAW DC-9 SRM 55-20-1 AND RIGGED ELEVATOR IAW DC-9 MM 27-30-2.