What was found
DURING PSV VISIT IN MSP FOUND VERTICAL LEADING EDGE FASTENER HOLE OUT OF LIMITS PER ACJIC 0401. ELONGATED HOLE IS ON A/C LEFT SIDE FRONT SPAR CHORD 3 FASTENERS BELOW ZFS=52.267. THIS IS REPAIRED PER ER/A 498510-14AD. WORKED ON NRC 90.
- Difficulty date
- December 13, 2011
- Submitted
- December 14, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N975DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53243
- Aircraft time
- 55,404 hours, 41,319 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- 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.