Service difficulty report · Angle · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 17, 2003
Submitted
March 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N909DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53418
Aircraft time
28,424 hours, 22,086 cycles
Part
Angle
Part number
591214186
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fs 1474
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 / VERTICAL STAB TO FUSELAGE ATTACH ANGLE : CRACK REPAIR THE LH VERTICAL STABILIZER TO FUSELAGE ATTACH ANGLE WAS FOUND CRACKED IN THE HORIZONTAL FLANGE AT CANT STA 1474. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT OF THE FLANGE AND REPAIRED WITH A STEEL REPAIR ANGLE PER ER/A 384458-14, REV A.

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