What was found
INSPECTION FOUND A 2.5 INCH CRACK AT FWD END OF DOUBLER ON LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER BANANA FAIRING. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED IAW SRM 55-02, FIGURE 2. A DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 55-01, FIGURE 2 AND 51-10-3.
- Difficulty date
- October 23, 2000
- Submitted
- October 24, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14871
- Make and model
- Doug DC981
- Aircraft serial
- 48022
- Aircraft time
- 45,137 hours, 25,588 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5510 · Horizontal Stabilizer Structure
- Part
- Fairing
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Horizontal 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.