Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
January 22, 2019
Submitted
January 24, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N919DN
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53576
Aircraft time
44,269 hours, 21,106 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical 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

DURING REPLACEMENT OF RH ATTACH ANGLE WAS FOUND A CRACK ON VERTICAL STABILIZER SKIN STA ZFS= -26.8. VERTICAL STABILIZER SKIN STA ZFS= -26.8 WAS REPAIRED (PERMANENT REPAIR) PER ERA 574733-14AD REV ORIGINAL AND ETI-90-19-03 REV 1. REPAIR APPROVAL IS LIMITED TO 60,000 TOTAL CYCLES ONLY. ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING AUTHORIZATION (ER/A REVISION) IS REQUIRED FOR CONTINUED SERVICE BEYOND THIS LIMIT. REF : FAA AC 120-93. PER ERA 574733-14 AD REV ORIGINAL. (LP# 0914321)

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