What was found
DURING PSV VISIT IN MSP FOUND ELONGATED HOLE WHILE PERFORM ACJIC 0401. DAMAGED HOLE FOUND ON RIGHT SIDE OF THE VERTICAL STAB FRONT SPAR CHORD JUST ABOVE ZFS=52.267. DAMAGE REPAIRED PER ER/A 498509-14AD. WORKED ON NRC 89.
- 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.