- Difficulty date
- February 24, 2018
- Submitted
- February 27, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N944DN
- Make and model
- Doug MD9030
- Aircraft serial
- 53558
- Aircraft time
- 43,588 hours, 35,821 cycles
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Horizontal Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- E
- 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
WHILE PERFORMING LOW FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION OF THE LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER UPPER AFT SKIN PANEL IAW AMDS CARD 5510-01073-01 STEP 8 NOTED APPROX 0.5" CRACK INDICATION NEAR AFT BARREL NUT HOLES MARKED CRACKED LOCATION LFEC CONFIRMED CRACK.