What was found
CRACKS ON RIB IN L/E VERTICAL STABILIZER. RIB REPLACED IAW DWG 9911882, ID:2, REV. B AND C AND DWG 9911884.
- Difficulty date
- November 4, 2015
- Submitted
- November 4, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N986DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53313
- Aircraft time
- 62,489 hours, 45,344 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.