SDR DALA2014100805480

Service difficulty report · Angle · Doug MD88

Difficulty date: October 7, 2014
Submitted: October 9, 2014
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N945DL
Make and model: Doug MD88
Aircraft serial: 49818
Aircraft time: 66,010 hours, 49,594 cycles
System (JASC): 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
Part: Angle
Condition: Damaged
Location: Vertical Stab
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: 9
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

DURING C-CHECK, ELONGATED HOLES WERE FOUND COMMON TO THE LT ANGLE OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER FRONT SPAR. FOUR OF THE HOLES ARE THE FIRST, FOURTH, FIFTH, AND SIXTH ABOVE ZFS=52. ONE OF THE HOLES IS THE FOURTH HOLE BELOW ZFS=52. ER/A 529591-14AD SECT I WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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