- Difficulty date
- March 16, 2011
- Submitted
- March 17, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N779NC
- Make and model
- Doug DC951
- Aircraft serial
- 48101
- Aircraft time
- 71,333 hours, 66,584 cycles
- Part
- Stinger
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Horiz 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.
What was found
HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STRINGER LT SIDE UPPER ANGLE HAS ELONGATED HOLES. REPLACED ANGLE, FABBED OUT OF .032 2024-T3 IAW SRM 55-31-00 FIG 8. SUBED 2024T43 FOR 2024-T3 IAW DC-9 SRM 51-60-0 FIG.1. LOCATED AND DRILLED IAW DC-9 SRM 51-10-04, 51-30-02 AND 51-30-05.