What was found
LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR UPPER CAP CRACKED AT LOWER FASTENER HOLE SUBJECT TO INSPECTIONS PER S/B MD80-55A065 AND AD 2007-10-04. REAR SPAR CAP REPLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ERA 474061-14AD.
- Difficulty date
- April 7, 2009
- Submitted
- April 17, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N920DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49644
- Aircraft time
- 56,017 hours, 43,406 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5511 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar Cap
- Part number
- 5918000526
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Horizontal 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.