What was found
THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SUPPORT FITTING WAS CRACKED ABOVE AND AFT OF THE ELEVATOR CONTROL VALVE ON THE ELEVATOR TRAILING EDGE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE FITTING IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2.
- Difficulty date
- April 11, 2001
- Submitted
- April 12, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N968AX
- Make and model
- Doug DC941
- Aircraft serial
- 47499
- Aircraft time
- 57,301 hours, 53,812 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5510 · Horizontal Stabilizer Structure
- Part
- Support Fitting
- Part number
- 3918022501
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Horizontal Stab
- Part time
- 57,301 hours, 53,812 cycles
- 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.