Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 12, 2012
Submitted
November 14, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N952DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49883
Aircraft time
60,752 hours, 45,165 cycles
Part
Spar
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.

What was found

VERTICAL STABILIZER FRONT SPAR HAS AN OVERSIZED HOLE. PERFORMED LFEC HFEC AND BHEC INSPECTIONS OF LT AND RT VERTICAL STABILIZER. NO CRACKS INDICATED. PERFORMED DETAILED INSPECTION TO VERTICAL STAB L/E STRUCTURE. C/W SECTION 2 OF ERA 489672-14AD REV B .

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