What was found
CRACKED RIBS ON L/E INTERNAL STRUCTURE, STA 43.000, LT, 30.000 LT. 17.656 RT AND -1.562 RT. RIBS WERE REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2, SRM 51-30-5 AND SRM 51-10-3, PAR 14, 21.
- Difficulty date
- February 25, 2015
- Submitted
- March 2, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N980DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53267
- Aircraft time
- 63,107 hours, 46,353 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.