What was found
MCI - DURING OP16 MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND A CRACK IN THE VERT STAB TO FUSELAGE ATTACH ANGLE, LEFT STATION 1437. INSTALLED NEW ANGLE PER SRM 51-01, AND FASTENERS PER SB 53A223 AND TWA STD PRACTICES. (M)
- Difficulty date
- January 15, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N906TW
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49160
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Angle
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1437
- 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.