What was found
PDX - RT VERTICAL STABILIZER CONNECTION ANGLE APPEARS TO HAVE CRACKS OFF OF TWO HI LOCKS. REPAIRED IAW FOKKER SRM 55-31-00, PAGE 2, FIGURE 2, SRM 55-31-01 AND SRM 51-31-05.
- Difficulty date
- April 2, 2000
- Submitted
- April 14, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N494US
- Make and model
- Fokker F28MK4000
- Aircraft serial
- 11167
- Aircraft time
- 35,473 hours, 44,702 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Angle
- 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.