Service difficulty report · Structure · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 28, 2015
Submitted
June 30, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N949DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49880
Aircraft time
66,479 hours, 49,633 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1485
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

TAIL BS 1485 WEB AND ANGLE CRACKED IN THREE PLACES, RT SIDE FWD OF RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR. REPAIRED IAW ERA 537139-14, REVISION ORIGINAL.

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