What was found
RIBS CRACKED AT VERTICAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE RIGHT SIDE ZFS=50,43,23. RIBS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-5, 51-30-2, 51-10-2, 51-10-3 PAR 14-21, AND 55-02, FIG 27.
- Difficulty date
- June 27, 2014
- Submitted
- July 2, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N969DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53172
- Aircraft time
- 61,933 hours, 45,822 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- 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.