What was found
CRACK FOUND ON THE RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR CAP. THE SPAR CAP WAS REPLACED IAW 5510-4135.
- Difficulty date
- April 29, 2018
- Submitted
- April 30, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N920DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53423
- Aircraft time
- 61,790 hours, 44,812 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5511 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar Cap
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Horizontal Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.