Service difficulty report · Structure · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 29, 2017
Submitted
July 31, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N949DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49880
Aircraft time
71,698 hours, 53,527 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical 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.

What was found

THREE CRACK INDICATIONS WERE CONFIRMED AT STA ZFS=53.267, STA 57.267 AND STA ZFS=58.267 HOLES RT SIDE. AREA WAS REPAIRED PER ER/A 494480-14AD REV B SECTION III AND ETI-88-17-209 REV 3.

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