What was found
DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION, SEVEN FASTENER HOLES EXHIBITED CRACK INDICATIONS ON THE LT SIDE OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER IAW AD 2011-15-01. REPAIRS ACCOMPLISHED IAW ER/A 516705-14AD.
- Difficulty date
- July 11, 2013
- Submitted
- July 15, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N976DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53257
- Aircraft time
- 59,114 hours, 43,707 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Structure
- 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.