- Difficulty date
- April 1, 2009
- Submitted
- April 28, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N909DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53418
- Aircraft time
- 41,180 hours, 33,651 cycles
- Part
- Spar
- Part number
- 5918000526
- 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.
What was found
LT HORIZONTAL STAB UPPER AFT SPAR CRACKED AT INBD END.
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