What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS IN BASE MX. VERTICAL STABILIZER FRONT RT SPAR CAP SHOWS CRACK INDICATION AT 7TH HOLE FROM BOTTOM. REPAIRED SPAR CAP IAW EA 257404.
- Difficulty date
- January 13, 2016
- Submitted
- January 14, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9401W
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53137
- Aircraft time
- 65,137 hours, 31,955 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar Cap
- Part number
- 5910189
- 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.