What was found
INSPECTION FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK AT AFT END OF RT VERTICAL STABILIZER ATTACH ANGLE, STA 1485. THE CRACKED AREA WAS REMOVED AND A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-05, FIGURE 23 AND 23A.
- Difficulty date
- October 18, 2000
- Submitted
- October 20, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N16883
- Make and model
- Doug DC981
- Aircraft serial
- 48073
- Aircraft time
- 45,998 hours, 34,877 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Attach Angle
- 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.