What was found
LEFT VERTICAL STAB FRONT SPAR CAP HAS 4 CRACK INDICATIONS INSIDE FASTENER HOLES ABOVE AND BELOW LEADING EDGE SKIN SPLICE STA. ZFS=52.267. REPAIR PER ERA 561317-14AD REV ORIG. (LP0195348)
- Difficulty date
- September 2, 2017
- Submitted
- September 3, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N956DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49887
- Aircraft time
- 71,933 hours, 53,622 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar Cap
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.