What was found
VERT STAB FRONT SPAR CHORD BHEC REVEALED CRACK INDICATION AT RT SIDE VERT STAB FRONT SPAR CHORD FORWARD FLANGE AT FIRST FASTENER HOLE BELOW ZFS 52. REPAIRED PER ERA 486620-14 REV ORIG ON N/R 103. (DLM88102844)
- Difficulty date
- October 18, 2010
- Submitted
- October 21, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N908DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49539
- Aircraft time
- 62,158 hours, 48,843 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- E
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.