What was found
CRACK ON RIBS FIX L/E VERTICAL STABILIZER, STA XFS= 42. REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
- Difficulty date
- July 3, 2015
- Submitted
- July 7, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N904DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49535
- Aircraft time
- 74,354 hours, 57,047 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.