What was found
VERTICAL STAB LT SIDE FRONT SPAR CAP FWD FLANGE 5TH FASTENER ABOVE VSS ZFS 52.267 HOLE IS OUT OF ROUND. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 556179-14AD.
- Difficulty date
- March 7, 2017
- Submitted
- March 7, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N914DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49545
- Aircraft time
- 73,314 hours, 55,875 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar Cap
- Condition
- Damaged
- 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.