What was found
ON B-CHECK FOUND 12" CRACK IN PANEL 3703A. C/W SECTION I TIME LIMITED REPAIR IAW ERA 545854-14.
- Difficulty date
- April 11, 2016
- Submitted
- April 27, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N981DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53268
- Aircraft time
- 65,399 hours, 47,963 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Panel
- 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.