Service difficulty report · Structure · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
February 16, 2000
Submitted
May 8, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N476AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49651
Part
Structure
Condition
Corroded
Location
Vertical 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.

What was found

TUL - FOUND VERTICAL STAB HINGE PLATE CENTER SECTION, RIGHT INBOARD FACE AND LEFT INBOARD FACE CORRODED. MACHINED AND SPOT FACED RT INBOARD AND LEFT INBOARD SURFACE OF HINGE PLATE CENTER SECTION PER ESO 80559 DATED 2/11/00. LEFT MACHINED TO THICKNESS .631, RIGHT MACHINED TO THICKNESS .648 PER ESO. (M)

More about the Doug DC-9-82