What was found
WHILE COMPLETING WC 5510-01106-01A FOUND CRACK IN LT STABILIZER UPPER SPAR CHORD AT UPPER INBOARD CRITICAL FASTENER LOCATION. MARKED END OF CRACK. HORIZONTAL STABILIZER REPLACED ON JOB CARD 20 OPN 5510-4135.
- Difficulty date
- July 2, 2018
- Submitted
- July 3, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N952DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49883
- Aircraft time
- 74,404 hours, 55,187 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5511 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt 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.