What was found
EXFOLIATION CORROSION ON BARREL NUT HOLES OF HOR STAB UPPER BULKHEAD AT JOINT WITH CONSTANT SECTION. BARREL NUT HOLES WERE REPAIRED IAW ERA 475238-14.
- Difficulty date
- May 13, 2009
- Submitted
- June 26, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N980DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53267
- Aircraft time
- 49,039 hours, 36,615 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5510 · Horizontal Stabilizer Structure
- Part
- Bulkhead
- Condition
- Corroded
- 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.