What was found
CRACKED RIB BS ZFS= 36.5 LT SIDE AT VERTICAL STABILIZER FRONT SPAR. RIB WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-5, 51-10-4 AND 51-10-3, PAR 14 AND 21 AND DWG 9911883, REV J.
- Difficulty date
- February 18, 2016
- Submitted
- February 19, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N991DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53343
- Aircraft time
- 62,966 hours, 45,352 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.