What was found
LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB UPPER SPAR CAP WAS CRACKED, 1.75 INCHES FROM THE LOWER INBD BOLT, THROUGH THE UPPER INBD BOLT. IAW 5510-01074-19, STEP 8. HORIZONTAL STAB REPLACED ON JOB 000-0006: 5510-4135.
- Difficulty date
- August 14, 2018
- Submitted
- August 15, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N963DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49982
- Aircraft time
- 73,459 hours, 54,995 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.