What was found
CRACKED LT AND RT INTERNAL DORSAL FIN ANGLES BETWEEN STA Y=1401-1418 AT VERTICAL STABILIZER ROOT. INTERNAL DORSAL FIN ANGLES BETWEEN BS Y=1401 TO Y=1418 AT VERTICAL STABILIZER ROOT WERE REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-5. CRACK LENGTH: 1.125".
- Difficulty date
- July 22, 2015
- Submitted
- July 30, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N988DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53339
- Aircraft time
- 60,554 hours, 43,634 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Angle
- 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.