Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 1, 2007
Submitted
March 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N948DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49879
Aircraft time
46,600 hours, 36,346 cycles
Part
Spar Cap
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horiz Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

HORIZONTAL STABILIZER/LT/UPPER AFT SKIN AND REAR SPAR : CRACK REPAIR. THE UPPER AFT SKIN PANEL OF THE LT HORIZ STAB WAS FOUND WITH A 1.85" LONG CRACK NEAR THE INBD AFT EDGE OF THE PANEL. UPON REMOVAL OF THE CRACKED PANEL, THE UPPER SPAR CAP WAS FOUND WITH A 5/8" CRACK NEAR THE INBD END IN THE VERTICAL FLANGE OF THE CAP. BOTH THE SKIN AND SPAR CAP ARE BEING REPLACED PER OEM DRAWINGS AND DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 460237-14.

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