What was found
VERTICAL STAB FRONT SPAR AND SKINS REPAIRED IAW AA 5530-01045.
- Difficulty date
- March 4, 2015
- Submitted
- March 4, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N978DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53259
- Aircraft time
- 49,992 hours, 37,518 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5500 · Empennage Structure
- Part
- Structure
- Condition
- Unknown
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.