What was found
VERTICAL STABILIZER TIP MID SECTION RT AFT SKIN HAS 2 DEEP 3" LONG GOUGES, ABOVE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HINGE. REPAIRED IAW PRI 540664-14, REV 0 AND C/W ERA 540664-14, REV A.
- Difficulty date
- October 23, 2015
- Submitted
- October 26, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N997DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53364
- Aircraft time
- 62,492 hours, 45,039 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Gouged
- 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.