Service difficulty report · Attach Angle · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 17, 2012
Submitted
December 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N936DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49723
Aircraft time
62,121 hours, 47,144 cycles
Part
Attach Angle
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 STAB TO FUSELAGE LT SKATE ANGLE AND FASTENERS ARE CRACKED STA 1474 CANT. CUT OUT CRACKED AREA AT VERTICAL STAB TO FUSELAGE LT SKATE ANGLE STA 1474 CANT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FILLER AND REPAIR ANGLE IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 23 THE CRACKED FASTENER WAS REPLACED WITHIN THE REPAIR ANGLE.

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