What was found
DURING HMV-2, REPLACEMENT OF THE RT INNER & OUTER HINGE PLATES, TOOLING DAMAGE WAS INCURRED AT A SINGLE FASTENER LOCATION ON ANGLE PN 3912080504 AND REAR SPAR CAP PN 5911384506.THE HOLE WAS OVERSIZED AND BUSHED ON EACH PART.
- Difficulty date
- January 9, 2003
- Submitted
- January 15, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N974DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53242
- Aircraft time
- 32,765 hours, 25,818 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar Cap
- Part number
- 5911384506
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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