What was found
VERTICAL STAB PANEL AT VSS ZFS-6.562, LT SIDE HAS A CRACK FROM EDGE OF PANEL EXTENDING 5/8 INCH PAST FASTNER. FIRST HOLE BELOW UPPER AFT CORNER OF INLET PANEL. VERIFIED BY NDT. REPAIRED THE SKIN IAW SRM 55-01.
- Difficulty date
- May 26, 2017
- Submitted
- May 26, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N883GA
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 49710
- Aircraft time
- 58,843 hours, 33,335 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 591024299
- 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.