Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 24, 2012
Submitted
April 25, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53378
Aircraft time
52,948 hours, 38,869 cycles
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.

What was found

VERTICAL STABILIZER FRONT SPAR LT CHORD AT ZFS-52 CRACKED. ACCOMPLISH SECTION II REPAIR AT NEXT C-CHECK OR 3000 CYCLES AFTER SECTION 1, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. REF NR 37 FOR FABRICATION OF SG09550005-3 REPAIR STRAP. 227037 REMOVED TEMPORARY REPAIR STRAP INSTALLED ON SECTION 1 OF ERA 488147-14.

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