What was found
CRACKED RIB XFS 30.00 IN VERTICAL STABILIZER L/E INNER STRUCTURE. RIB REMOVED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5 AND A NEW RIB WAS DRILLED IAW SRM 51-10-4, AND REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-02, FIG 27. NEW RIB INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
- Difficulty date
- July 14, 2015
- Submitted
- July 15, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N984DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53311
- Aircraft time
- 62,920 hours, 45,156 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.