What was found
LT SIDE VERTICAL STABILIZER FRONT SPAR CAP FWD FLANGE JUST ABOVE THE ZFS 52.267 SPLICE, IN THE FIRST HOLE, HAS A EDDY CURRENT CRACK INDICATION STARTING AT THE COUNTERSINK SKIN HOLE ENTRANCE. REPAIRED IAW PRI 535794-14AD. LP 1943822.
- Difficulty date
- May 12, 2015
- Submitted
- May 14, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N916DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53421
- Aircraft time
- 54,437 hours, 42,413 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar Cap
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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