What was found
VERTICAL STAB L/E SKIN CRACKED ON LT SIDE JUST ABOVE LOWER EDGE OF REMOVEABLE PANEL. REPAIRED IAW SG09550004, REV D.
- Difficulty date
- September 22, 2013
- Submitted
- September 23, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N979DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53266
- Aircraft time
- 59,862 hours, 43,818 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- 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.