What was found
RT VERTICAL STABILIZER FORWARD SPAR TANG CRACKED ON AFT SIDE OF CANTED FRAME AT STATION 1388. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AARD 55-30-00-08.
- Difficulty date
- September 24, 2008
- Submitted
- November 4, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N571AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 49353
- Aircraft time
- 68,753 hours, 30,886 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.