What was found
FOUND CRACK INDICATION ON FIRST LOWER HOLE LEFT SIDE VERT STAB L/E. REMOVED VERIFIED CRACK IN SPAR FLANGE. C/W ERA 575390-14AD REV ORIG SECT I, TIME LIMITED REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- February 13, 2019
- Submitted
- February 13, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N996DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53363
- Aircraft time
- 70,391 hours, 50,855 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- 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.