What was found
VERTICAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE HAD LOOSE FASTENERS ABOVE THE SPLICE. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-03 PAR 27 FIG 29 (SHEET 1 AND 2).
- Difficulty date
- December 7, 2016
- Submitted
- December 8, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N910DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53419
- Aircraft time
- 59,781 hours, 46,425 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
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