What was found
INSPECTION FOUND A 10 INCH CRACK IN VERTICAL STABILIZER L/H FRONT SPAR AT LOWER END AT CANTED BULKHEAD STA 1388. INSTALLED DOUBLERS IAW SRM 55-02, FIGURE 26.
- Difficulty date
- December 29, 2002
- Submitted
- December 31, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N33817
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49371
- Aircraft time
- 55,172 hours, 26,152 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vert Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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