What was found
UPPER LT REAR SPAR CAP CRACKED. REPAIRED LT REAR UPPER SPAR CAP WITH A SPAR CAP SPLICE PER ER/A 549325-14AD REVB. ALL OTHER REPAIRS AND INSPECTIONS WERE ACCOMPLISHED ON SHOP ORDERS.
- Difficulty date
- May 9, 2017
- Submitted
- July 17, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- System (JASC)
- 5511 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar Cap
- Part number
- 550130501
- Part serial
- 53421
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Horiz Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.