What was found
DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND VERTICAL STABILIZER DORSAL FIN WITH RIBS CRACKED AT LOWER END, NUMBER 1 AND 5 ON LT SIDE AND 4, 7, AND 8 ON RT SIDE. REPAIRED RIBS 1, 5, 4, 7 PER SRM 55-02 FIG 19. REPLACED NUMBER 8 PER SPM 6-70-01.
- Difficulty date
- October 7, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N950U
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49230
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.