What was found
THE RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER UPPER INBD SKIN PANEL FOUND CRACKED - 1.25 IN LONG. THE CRACK WAS CUT OUT OF THE SKIN AND INSPECTED. THE PANEL WILL BE REPLACED AT WITHIN 2000 FLIGHT HOURS.
- Difficulty date
- April 14, 2007
- Submitted
- May 16, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N977DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53258
- Aircraft time
- 43,756 hours, 33,037 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5512 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 5922578515
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Horizontal Stab
- 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.