What was found
DURING LETTER CHECK, THE HORIZONTAL STABILZIER UPPER AFT SKIN PANEL WAS FOUND WITH A FOUR INCH CRACK AT THE INBOARD AFT EDGE (RHS). THE UPPER SKIN PANEL WAS REPLACED, REF 460111-14.
- Difficulty date
- February 15, 2007
- Submitted
- February 21, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N959DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49978
- Aircraft time
- 45,584 hours, 35,351 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5512 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 5922578515
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Horizontal Stabs
- 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.