Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 17, 2019
Submitted
January 18, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N906DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49537
Aircraft time
82,579 hours, 63,332 cycles
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

OPEN HOLE ETHF INSPECTION ON LEFT VERT STAB FRONT SPAR FWD FLANGE SHOWS CRACK INDICATION AT 2ND HOLE ABOVE SPLICE REFERENCE 5530-01045-0602. REAMED HOLE SIZE FROM .205 TO .215 (668138) OPEN HOLE BHEC INSPECTION OF SUBJECT FASTENER HOLE OK REF 5530-01045-0602. SDR REPORTED DUE TO BEING AD RELATED. (LP0908078)

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