What was found
CRACK OF 0.625" OF LENGTH ON HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CENTER SECTION RT RIB HINGE PIVOT BEARING LUG. RIB WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 20-10-14, 55-10-00-201, PARA 8B, 7B AND CARD 5500-01011-08, JOB 184-0001.
- Difficulty date
- February 7, 2016
- Submitted
- February 8, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N996DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53363
- Aircraft time
- 63,168 hours, 45,421 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5511 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- 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.