What was found
HORIZONTAL STAB LT PANEL ALC7439-1 HAS APPROX. THREE INCH CRACK AT AFT CLOSING RIB BETWEEN THREE HOLES ALSO APPROX FOUR INCH CRACK ALONG STRINGER 1 AND 3 BETWEEN AFT CLOSING RIB AND XE 43. REPAIRED IAW EA 8-5510-90823.
- Difficulty date
- August 13, 2013
- Submitted
- August 13, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N68053
- Make and model
- Doug MD1010F
- Aircraft serial
- 47807
- Aircraft time
- 72,502 hours, 30,274 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5512 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- ALC74391
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Horizontal Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- E
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.