What was found
FTW - FOUND LT INBOARD HORIZONTAL STABILIZER INBOARD RIB FLANGE WAS A 3 INCH CRACK. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AT RIB FLANGE. FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLES AND FILLER. INSTALLED REPAIR. (M)
- Difficulty date
- January 21, 2003
- Submitted
- March 24, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N803NK
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 48087
- System (JASC)
- 5511 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Horizontal 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.