What was found
RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER L/E INBD CLOSURE RIB WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK EIGHT INCHES FORWARD OF THE THERMAL ANTI-ICE DUCT. THE CLOSURE RIB WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- August 22, 2013
- Submitted
- August 23, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N925DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49712
- Aircraft time
- 65,384 hours, 49,889 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5511 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- 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.