What was found
FTW - FOUND VERTICAL STAB DORSAL FIN CRACKED ON FORMER RIGHT SIDE LOWER ATTACH TO PLATE/STRAP. REMOVED FORMER. LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW FORMER. INSTALLED NEW FORMER, STRAP AND LEFT AND RIGHT PLATES. (M)
- Difficulty date
- November 30, 2002
- Submitted
- February 11, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N822NK
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 49392
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Former
- 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.