What was found
RIGHTHAND SIDE OF VERTICAL STABILIZER EXTERNAL VERTICAL TO FUSELAGE JOIN STRAP (ATTACH ANGLE) IS CRACKED. REPLACED DAMAGED SECTION OF JOIN STRAP PER SRM 53-05.
- Difficulty date
- October 5, 2007
- Submitted
- October 8, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N958AS
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53024
- Aircraft time
- 54,121 hours, 28,969 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5553 · Vertical Stabilizer, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Attach Angle
- Part number
- 59670952
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.