What was found
THE RT FUSELAGE TO DORSAL FIN ATTACH ANGLE WAS CUT AT STA 1520, COMPLETELY SEVERED. OEM APPROVED REPAIR AS PERMANENT, ERA 518618-14. REQUIRES GVI AT 3000 CYCLES OR CHECK THRESHOLD.
- Difficulty date
- October 4, 2013
- Submitted
- October 7, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N907DA
- Make and model
- Doug MD9030
- Aircraft serial
- 53387
- Aircraft time
- 49,083 hours, 26,029 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5342 · Fuselage, Stabilizer Attach Fittings
- Part
- Attach Angle
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Vertical-Fuse
- 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.