What was found
DURING D-CHECK, THREE RIBS WERE FOUND CRACKED THROUGH THE AFT FASTENER HOLES IN THE VERTICAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE. REPAIRED THE CRACKED RIBS WITH ANGLE DOUBLERS IAW SRM 55-01, FIG 2 SHEET 3.
- Difficulty date
- July 31, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N501ME
- Make and model
- Doug DC932
- Aircraft serial
- 47132
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Ribs
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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