Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 30, 2014
Submitted
October 3, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N972DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53215
Aircraft time
62,790 hours, 45,976 cycles
Part
Spar Cap
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal 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.

What was found

CRACKS ON THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RT REAR CAP. RIGHT UPPER SPAR CAP WAS REMOVED, NEW UPPER SPAR CAP WAS DRILLED AND ADJUSTED SPAR CAP WAS TREATED AND PAINTED UPPER SPAR CAP WAS INSTALLED IAW DWG SR09550030, REV C AND SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.

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