Service difficulty report · Structure · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
August 15, 2017
Submitted
August 21, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N947DN
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53355
Aircraft time
46,380 hours, 38,576 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

MAINTENANCE REPORTED FATIGUE CRACKING ON THE STRUCTURE COMMON TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER GIMBAL SUPPORT RIB AT ZRS = 134.062. IAW ER/A, MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE DAMAGE AND INSTALLED A REINFORCING REPAIR TO PREVENT ADDITIONAL CRACKING IN THE AREA.

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