What was found
CRACKED LT/RT ANGLES FWD UPPER SECTION STA YV=170 AT VERTICAL STABILIZER TIP FAIRING. CLIPS 2EA WERE REMOVED FABRICATED, TREATED, PAINTED, AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-10-3, DWG 9911962.
- Difficulty date
- September 23, 2014
- Submitted
- September 26, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N975DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53243
- Aircraft time
- 62,222 hours, 46,077 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Angle
- 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.