What was found
VERTICAL STABILIZER LT IN SPAR SKIN, SKIN STRAP, FWD SPAR CHORD, AND FWD SPAR WEB FOUND CRACKED. CUT OUT DAMAGE AND INSTALLED REPAIRS.
- Difficulty date
- September 26, 2008
- Submitted
- October 7, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N912DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49997
- Aircraft time
- 39,479 hours, 32,176 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 5912123511
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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