What was found
CRACK ON VERTICAL STAB FRONT SPAR RT CHORD ZFS-53. ACCOMPLISHED ERA 477465-14 REV B CODE 9-55-31 REPAIRED.
- Difficulty date
- July 8, 2012
- Submitted
- August 27, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N918DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49583
- Aircraft time
- 62,233 hours, 48,279 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.