What was found
VERTICAL STAB LOWER L/E FIFTH RIB UP FROM BOTTOM, CRACKED AT LOWER ATTACHED FASTENER, RT SIDE. REMOVED AND REPLACED DAMAGED THE RIB IAW 51-30-2, FIG 19-20, AND 51-30-5.
- Difficulty date
- October 7, 2017
- Submitted
- October 8, 2017
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- JR2R936K
AAR Aircraft Services Inc - Aircraft
- N424NV
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 49421
- Aircraft time
- 61,388 hours, 51,873 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 991188410
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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