What was found
LOOSE FASTENERS ON LOWER EDGE RT SIDE ABOVE LOWER SPLICE OF VERTICAL STABILIZER REMOVABLE L/E. HOLES, 17E/AS WERE REWORKED AND BUSHINGS WERE FABRICATED, PROTECTED ALSO INSTALLED IAW SRM 55-03D.
- Difficulty date
- February 18, 2015
- Submitted
- February 23, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N980DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53267
- Aircraft time
- 63,107 hours, 46,353 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Structure
- Condition
- Damaged
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.