Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 14, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N929DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49716
Aircraft time
57,545 hours, 44,087 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D
Part
Spar
Part number
5911394504
Condition
Damaged
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

VERTICAL STAB FRONT SPAR UPPER RT CHORD HAD OVERSIZED HOLES AND WAS REPAIRED IAW ERA 482312-14.

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