What was found
VERTICAL STAB REMOVABLE L/E LOWER FASTENERS LOOSE, SKIN WASHERS DIGGING INTO VERT SKIN.
- Difficulty date
- August 20, 2010
- Submitted
- August 23, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N909DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49540
- Aircraft time
- 61,111 hours, 47,853 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D
- System (JASC)
- 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Chafed
- 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.