What was found
INSPECTION FOUND SEVERAL .75 INCH CRACKS IN LT VERTICAL STABILIZER ATTACH ANGLE ABOVE CANTED STA 1463. THE CRACKED AREAS WERE CUT OUT, A REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER WERE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-05, FIGURE 23.
- Difficulty date
- May 19, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N18833
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49493
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Angle
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Vert Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.