What was found
VERTICAL STAB LF SIDE EXTERIOR SKIN DAMAGE AT SCREW HOLE 3 FASTENER BELOW ZFS 52.267. NOTE: DAMAGE ON STABILIZER ROOT SECTION BELOW REMOVABLE LEADING EDGE.
- Difficulty date
- December 13, 2011
- Submitted
- December 15, 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
- Part number
- 591018911
- 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.