What was found
DURING HMV, ELONGATED HOLES WERE FOUND ON VERTICAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE SKIN STA ZFS=55.813. ELONGATED HOLES IN SHIN WERE REAMED AND BUSHINGS INSTALLED REF EA 09-470871-12AD REV G ME08.
- Difficulty date
- May 9, 2012
- Submitted
- May 11, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N931DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49718
- Aircraft time
- 62,177 hours, 47,517 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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