What was found
CRACKED RIBS ON FIXED L/E OF VERTICAL STABILIZER, THE RIBS WERE REPAIRED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 55-02D, FIG 27 AND 51-30-5 TO 51-30-2 AND DWG 9911881, ID, 2 REV. C AND 9911882. ID, 2, REV B.
- Difficulty date
- July 24, 2015
- Submitted
- July 29, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N988DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53339
- Aircraft time
- 60,554 hours, 43,634 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.