What was found
PDX- VERTICAL STABILIZER TO FUSELAGE LEFT HAND CONNECTION ANGLE IS CRACKED AT HI-LOK FASTENER, AT THE NR 2 INTERMEDIATE SPAR. REPAIRED IAW FOKKER SRM 55-31-00 FIGURE 1, 51-31-01 AND 51-31-02.
- Difficulty date
- May 14, 2000
- Submitted
- June 1, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N498US
- Make and model
- Fokker F28MK4000
- Aircraft serial
- 11181
- Aircraft time
- 36,579 hours, 47,425 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5340 · Fuselage Main, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Attach Fitting
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical To Body
- 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.