Service difficulty report · Angle · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 3, 2003
Submitted
May 27, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53417
Aircraft time
29,323 hours, 22,664 cycles
Part
Angle
Part number
591214186
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

THE RT FUSELAGE TO VERTICAL STABILIZER ATTACH ANGLE WAS FOUND WITH A CRACK NEAR CANTED FS 1474. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A TRIMOUT TO THE HORIZONTAL FLANGE OF THE ANGLE. THE AREA WAS REPAIRED WITH A STEEL REPAIR ANGLE PER ER/A 384977-14, REV A.

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