What was found
VERTICAL STABILIZER LE SKIN BELOW THE ZFS 52.267 SPLICE HAS A NR OF HOLES DAMAGED IN THE SKIN & THE LT SPAR CAP. INSTALLED PLUG BUSHING IAW SRM 55-03-00 FIGURE 30 & INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER IAW SRM 55-03-00 & EA MD80-55-035355.
- Difficulty date
- June 17, 2014
- Submitted
- June 24, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N403A
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49314
- Aircraft time
- 80,802 hours, 43,512 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- E
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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