What was found
VERTICAL STABILIZER RT FORWARD INSIDE ATTACH ANGLE IS CRACKED. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW ANGLE.
- Difficulty date
- December 3, 2003
- Submitted
- December 5, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N601ME
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49762
- Aircraft time
- 50,914 hours, 17,936 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Angle
- Part number
- 591218836
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical 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.