What was found
VERTICAL STAB INTERNAL RIB, CRACKED STA 50. INSTALLED NEW RIB IAW SRM 51-01, SRM 51-30 AND DWG 9911881.
- Difficulty date
- July 11, 2013
- Submitted
- October 31, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N976DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53257
- Aircraft time
- 62,428 hours, 46,006 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.