What was found
VERTICAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE COMPOSITE ERODED ON LOWER LEADING EDGE. EVALUATED, SEALED EXPOSED COMPOSITES AND RESTORED DECORATIVE FINISH ON VERTICAL STAB L/E COMPOSITE LOWER L/E.
- Difficulty date
- December 22, 2016
- Submitted
- December 23, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N809SY
- Make and model
- Boeing 7378Q8
- Aircraft serial
- 30683
- Aircraft time
- 39,320 hours, 15,696 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Eroded
- 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.