What was found
A 5 INCH CRACK ON VERTICAL STAB STA 1418 FWD OF AIR SCOOP ON LEADING EDGE. FOUND DURING PSV VISIT MSP NON ROUTINE NR 68. REPLACED CLIP PER SRM 51-01. PART NUMBER 5912188U49.
- Difficulty date
- July 18, 2011
- Submitted
- July 21, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N917DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49958
- Aircraft time
- 48,124 hours, 34,776 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Structure
- Part number
- 5912188U49
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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