What was found
RT VERTICAL STAB FRONT SPAR FORWARD FLANGE L/E ATTACH HOLES 3 EACH INDICATE CRACK. HOLES ARE MARKED 4,7, AND 8 BELOW L/E SPLICE PLATE. COMPLIED WITH ERA 556177-14AD REV A AND FOUND TO MATCH PRI 556177-14 REV A REVISION 0.
- Difficulty date
- February 23, 2018
- Submitted
- February 26, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N932DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49719
- Aircraft time
- 75,244 hours, 56,108 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- 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.