What was found
CRACK ON VERTICAL STABILIZER RAM AIR SCOOP LT EDGE. CRACK ON VERTICAL STABILIZER RAM AIR SCOPE LT EDGE WAS REPAIRED, WELDED IAW ER/A 420329-14MA, REV C. THE RIVETS ON NEW FILLER WILL BE INSTALL WHIT NR 20000099368, CARD 3, ZONE 63.
- Difficulty date
- February 23, 2016
- Submitted
- February 24, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N991DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53343
- Aircraft time
- 62,966 hours, 45,352 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Scoop
- 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.