What was found
CRACK INDICATION WAS FOUND ON 1 FASTENER HOLE, ON THE VERTICAL STABILIZER DURING HFEC INSPECTION IAW SB MD80-55A067. REMOVED HOLE & INSTALLED FREEZE PLUG IAW EA MD80-55-033832.
- Difficulty date
- February 19, 2014
- Submitted
- February 28, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N479AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49654
- Aircraft time
- 72,811 hours, 38,632 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- E
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.