FAA Issues AD For MD-Series Horizontal Stabilizers

The FAA has issued an airworthiness directive (AD) to detect and correct cracks in the horizontal stabilizer upper center skin panels of all MD-81/82/83/87/88 aircraft. The AD was prompted by a report of a crack in the upper center skin panel at the aft inboard corner of a right horizontal stabilizer. The agency warns that uncorrected cracks may lead to the loss of overall structural integrity ...