What was found
LOOSE FASTENERS ON VERTICAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE UPPER/LOWER SPLICE VSS 52.267. HOLES ON VERTICAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE WERE REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-03D PAR. 28 FIGURE 30 AND PAR. 27 FIGURE 29.
- Difficulty date
- August 27, 2016
- Submitted
- August 29, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N901DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53378
- Aircraft time
- 63,580 hours, 46,313 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- 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.