What was found
VERTICAL STABILIZER SUPPORT PLATE A HAS CORROSION PITTING IN BORE. INSTALLED NEW PLATE ON PER PATTERN CARD 55-94-05.
- Difficulty date
- June 19, 2012
- Submitted
- June 22, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N485AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49678
- Aircraft time
- 68,706 hours, 35,803 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5534 · Vertical Stabilizer Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Plate
- 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.