What was found
DURING BHEC INSPECTION ON HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, RT UPPER REAR SPAR CAP CRACKED WAS FOUND. THE SPAR CAP WAS REPLACED DWG SR09550030 REV D AND SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
- Difficulty date
- January 25, 2017
- Submitted
- January 27, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N916DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49591
- Aircraft time
- 76,222 hours, 58,049 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5511 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar Cap
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Horizontal 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.