What was found
PDX - VERTICAL STAB TO FUSELAGE LT CONNECTION ANGLE INTERMEDIATE SPAR I, TWO INDICATIONS OF CRACKS AT FORWARD HI-LOK AND ONE INDICATION OF A CRACK AT AFT SIDE OF AFT HI-LOK. REPAIRED IAW FOKKER SRM 55-31-00, PAGE 2.
- Difficulty date
- February 14, 2002
- Submitted
- March 16, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N480AU
- Make and model
- Fokker F28MK4000
- Aircraft serial
- 11229
- Aircraft time
- 34,715 hours, 40,975 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5553 · Vertical Stabilizer, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Attach 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.