What was found
WHILE PERFORMING A SPAR CAP SPLICE REPAIR PER SR09550027 FOR A CRACKED RT UPPER REAR SPAR CAP ON THE DATUM A/C. MAINTENANCE REPORTED ONE FASTENER HOLE LOCATED IN THE FWD FLANGE OF THE SPAR CAP HAS SHORT EDGE MARGIN.
- Difficulty date
- May 25, 2012
- Submitted
- May 30, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N935DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49722
- Aircraft time
- 61,348 hours, 46,786 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5511 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar Cap
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.