What was found
FOUND CRACK IN REAR SPAR LOWER CHORD AT O/B FLAP, I/B HINGE. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF CHORD AND SPLICED IN NEW SECTION. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 471595-14.
- Difficulty date
- December 18, 2008
- Submitted
- December 22, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N947DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49878
- Aircraft time
- 51,293 hours, 39,339 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5711 · Wing Spar
- Part
- Spar
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Wing
- 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.