Service difficulty report · Attach Angle · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 13, 2002
Submitted
November 25, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N990DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53342
Aircraft time
30,737 hours, 24,033 cycles
Part
Attach Angle
Part number
591214186
Condition
Cracked
Location
Sta 1474, Rh
Stage of operation
IN
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

FUSELAGE / VERT STAB TO FUSELAGE ATTACH ANGLE / RH : CRACK REPAIR THE RH VERTICAL STABILIZER TO FUSELAGE ATTACH ANGLE WAS FOUND WITH A CRACK NEAR CANTED FRAME STA. 1474. THE CRACK WAS .75" LONG IN THE HORIZONTAL FLANGE OF THE ANGLE AND WAS REMOVED WITH A TRIMOUT TO THE FLANGE. THE AREA WAS REPAIRED WITH A STEEL REPAIR ANGLE PER ER/A 384165-14, REV A.

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