What was found
DURING HMV A CRACK WAS FOUND ON RT UPPER SKIN ON VERTICAL STABILIZER L/E CRACK WAS REPAIRED IAW ERA 478005-14 REV ORIG.
- Difficulty date
- December 19, 2009
- Submitted
- December 29, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N987DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53338
- Aircraft time
- 49,037 hours, 36,365 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D*
- System (JASC)
- 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- 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.