Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 31, 2009
Submitted
September 3, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N956DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49887
Aircraft time
52,467 hours, 39,915 cycles
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical 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.

What was found

DURING L/C INSP PER EA 09-470871-12 FOUND RT SPAR CHORD OF VERTICAL STABILIZER ABOVE ZFS=52 WAS CRACKED IN ONE FASTENER HOLE. A/C WAS GROUNDED AND PART REPAIRED PER ER/A 476845-14 ORIG. ALSO VERTICAL LEADING EDGE WAS FOUND WITH SKIN FASTENER HOLES ELONGATED JUST ABOVE FZS=52. ERA 476845-14 ORIG REPAIRS THIS DAMAGE.

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