What was found
FOUND CRACK IN AFT TAIL COMPARTMENT 3RD RIB FWD OF AFT RIB ON RIGHT SIDE, MARKED BY TAPE. FWD TO N.R 001,& NR 002. (AWAITING SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION). (LP6466754)
- Difficulty date
- January 31, 2020
- Submitted
- January 31, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N960DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49979
- Aircraft time
- 76,523 hours, 57,425 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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