- Difficulty date
- September 2, 2004
- Submitted
- October 13, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N801DH
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46033
- Aircraft time
- 81,349 hours, 31,015 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CFM562C
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Part time
- 81,349 hours, 31,015 cycles
- 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
ITEM REF. NR 2094: VERTICAL STAB L/E FORMER CRACKED 0.500 AT ZRS 173.000 (LT). REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PAGE 1, SRM 51-1-20D PAGE 21.PERFOMED STOP DRILL AND FABRICATED ANGLE. DOUBLER IAW SRM 55-2-0 PAGE 7,8 CLEANED TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-1-8B.INSTALLED ANGLE DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-21 PAGE 1, SRM 51-1-20D PAGE9.