What was found
CRACK IN THE RIGHT FITTING AT AUX SPAR TO EMPENNAGE ATTACH POINT. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW SRM 51-30-02, 51-30-05, AND 51-10-05.
- Difficulty date
- January 9, 2017
- Submitted
- January 13, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N904DA
- Make and model
- Doug MD9030
- Aircraft serial
- 53384
- Aircraft time
- 58,194 hours, 31,694 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Fitting
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Empennage
- 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.