What was found
FWD FLANGE VERTICAL STABILIZER CRACKED. FIRST FASTENER ABOVE VFS 52-267 SPLICE SHOWS CRACK INIDCATION RT SIDE. REMOVED L/E, ACCOMPLISHED INSPECTION, REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED IAW ER/A 517473-14AD, REV ORIGINAL.
- Difficulty date
- August 6, 2013
- Submitted
- August 8, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N905DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49536
- Aircraft time
- 69,509 hours, 53,518 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.