Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 18, 2018
Submitted
June 18, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N938DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49811
Aircraft time
74,979 hours, 55,604 cycles
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Horiz 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.

What was found

RT HOR STAB AFT SPAR UPR CHORD- INBD FASTENER HAS A 3/16 INCH CRACK AT 12:00 EXTENDING PAST HEAD. MK'D VERIFIED WITH HFEC PER NDT SPM 06-10-01.001. RT HORIZONTAL STAB SPAR CAP SPLICE REPAIR COMPLETED ON 5510-01074-16 STEP 7, ACCESS GAINED FOR REPAIR RESTORED.

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