What was found
VERTICAL STAB LEFT FRONT SPAR CAP CRACKED . COMPLIED WITH ERA 485915-14 AD REV A CODE 55-31.
- Difficulty date
- July 14, 2012
- Submitted
- July 17, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N903DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53380
- Aircraft time
- 53,735 hours, 39,298 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar Cap
- 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.