What was found
THE FIRST FASTENER HOLE BELOW ZFS-52 ON THE RT CHORD OF VERTICAL STABILIZER FRONT SPAR WAS FOUND WITH A CRACK INDICATION. THE INSP IS BEING ACCOMPLISHED IAW EO 09-470871-12. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 479449-14 REV ORIG.
- Difficulty date
- January 24, 2010
- Submitted
- February 9, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N957DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49976
- Aircraft time
- 52,508 hours, 39,862 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical 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.