What was found
THE RT SIDE FUSELAGE TO VERT STAB ATTACH ANGLE WAS FOUND CRACKED AT APPROX FS 1474 (CANTED). THE CRACK IS APPROX 0.75 INCHES IN LENGTH AND EXTENDS FWD/AFT IN THE HORIZ FLANGE.
- Difficulty date
- June 8, 2000
- Submitted
- June 14, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N955DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49886
- Aircraft time
- 29,133 hours, 23,659 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5340 · Fuselage Main, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Attach Angle
- Part number
- 591214186
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.