What was found
CORRODED HINGE FACE ON VERTICAL STABILIZER. CORROSION REMOVED IAW SRM 55-02 PAR.24.A.
- Difficulty date
- January 27, 2017
- Submitted
- January 30, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N976DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53257
- Aircraft time
- 67,722 hours, 49,747 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Hinge
- Condition
- Corroded
- 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.