Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 8, 2015
Submitted
January 12, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N976DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53257
Aircraft time
62,642 hours, 46,156 cycles
Part
Spar Cap
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal 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

CRACK ON UPPER REAR SPAR CAP OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RT SIDE. THE SPAR CAP WAS REPLACED IAW DWG SR09550030, REV C.

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