What was found
A CRACK OF 4.400" WAS FOUND ON LT ELEVATOR SPAR CAP BETWEEN XE=133.411 AND XE=137.811. LT ELEVATOR SPAR CAP BTW XE=133.411 AND XE= 137.811 WAS REPAIRED PER ETI-88-17-197 REV 3 AND ER/A 559522-14 REV ORG SECTION I PERMANENT REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- August 2, 2017
- Submitted
- August 3, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N911DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49542
- Aircraft time
- 76,124 hours, 58,812 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5521 · Elevator, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar Cap
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- 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.