Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 14, 2009
Submitted
September 30, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49539
Aircraft time
59,572 hours, 47,127 cycles
Part
Spar Cap
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horiz 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 HMV A CRACK WAS FOUND AT UPPER INBOARD EXTERNAL HOLE SINCE EDGE HOLE AND DOWN (RT) MATCH WITH NRC T0147748. AREA REPAIRED IAW EA 09-460214-12AD ME 16.

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