What was found
CRACKED FORMER ON TIP FAIRING STA YV 172. REPAIR WERE FABRICATED IAW SRM 55-01 IG 4. DOUBLERS AND FILLERS WERE TREATED AND PAINTED IAW SRM 51-10-3 PAR 14-21. REPAIR INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-302.
- Difficulty date
- March 14, 2015
- Submitted
- March 16, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N966DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53115
- Aircraft time
- 63,004 hours, 46,886 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Former
- 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.