Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 27, 2009
Submitted
July 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N999DN
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53371
Aircraft time
46,950 hours, 34,718 cycles
Part
Spar Cap
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 UPPER AFT SPAR CAP CRACKED. SPLICE NEW SECTION OF LT UPPER SPAR CAP PER EA 09-460214-12 REV D ME15

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