What was found
ELONGATED HOLES ON CENTER TORSION BOX RIB AT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. REPAIRED IAW ERA 517500-14, REV ORIG RII.
- Difficulty date
- August 28, 2013
- Submitted
- August 30, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N953DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49884
- Aircraft time
- 62,557 hours, 46,460 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5511 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Damaged
- 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.