What was found
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, 4 HOLE LOCATIONS EXHIBITED CRACK INDICATIONS AT THE LT VERTICAL STABILIZER SPAR CAP AT ZFS 52.267. DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 517684-14AD AND THE REQUIRED INSPECTIONS WERE COMPLETED.
- Difficulty date
- August 12, 2013
- Submitted
- August 13, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N965DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49984
- Aircraft time
- 61,539 hours, 45,621 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar Cap
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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