What was found
HMV3 VERTICAL STAB LOWER LT SKIN PANEL CRACKED AT LOWER AFT CORNER OF PANEL. CUT OUT REPAIR SKIN PANEL IAW SRM 55-01 FIG 2 55-32-0 (DLM88101838).
- Difficulty date
- July 2, 2010
- Submitted
- July 19, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N901DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53378
- Aircraft time
- 48,982 hours, 36,252 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin Panel
- 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.