- Difficulty date
- April 10, 2013
- Submitted
- April 12, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N945DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49818
- Aircraft time
- 62,446 hours, 47,087 cycles
- Part
- Fairing
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Horizontal 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
RT UPPER BANANA FAIRING 3806 HAS 3 INCH CRACK AT FWD END. DETERMINE CRACKS LENGTH REF SPM 06-10 01-001-STOP DRILLERS ATR/UPPER BANANA FAIRING 38. NO CRACK INDICATION PAST STOP DRILLS FOUND. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER RT UPPER BANANA FAIRING 3806 IAW SRM 51-10-21. REPLACED SEAL.