What was found
INSPECTION FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK IN VERTICAL STABILIZER TO FUSELAGE ATTACH ANGLE AT STA 1486, L3R. THE ATTACH ANGLE WAS REMOVED AND A NEW ANGLE WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-05, FIGURE 23.
- Difficulty date
- August 18, 2000
- Submitted
- August 21, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N16887
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49116
- Aircraft time
- 53,128 hours, 29,702 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5340 · Fuselage Main, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Attach Angle
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.