What was found
CRACKED RIB ON VERTICAL STABILIZER INTERNAL STRUCTURE STA ZFS=4.7 AND ZFS=17. RIBS WERE REPAIRED PER SRM 55-02 FIG 27, 51-30-2, 51-30-5 AND 51-10-3 PAR. 14, 21.
- Difficulty date
- November 4, 2016
- Submitted
- November 7, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N902DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53379
- Aircraft time
- 64,410 hours, 47,114 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.