Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 11, 2015
Submitted
December 14, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N992DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53344
Aircraft time
61,722 hours, 44,342 cycles
Part
Spar Cap
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal 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.

What was found

CRACK ON HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RT REAR SPAR CAP AT CRITICAL HOLE CARD. REAR CAP WAS REPLACED IAW DWG 09550030, REV C AND SRM 51-30-1, 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.

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