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Old 04-01-2023 | 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by JohnBurke
https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/a...ort/101318/pdf

Well, let's see...

There were 95 on board. (88 passengers, 95 occupants, to be precise).

The entire vertical stab dorsal fin was missing, along with panels ripped free on the vertical stab, resulting in fractures and deformation of the vertical stab.

Three different bolt part numbers, and different lengths, installed incorrectly, several missing, several too loose to allow torquing, all required to be secured with sealant, and not sealed (also prevents rotation).

Seven of fourteen bolts attaching the dorsal fin to the fuselage were missing. Of the seven remaining, only three were the correct part number. Substantial damage to vertical stabilizer. The attach points for the vertical stab was fractured and deformed in several places. In addition, the fuselage crown skin and left horizontal stab were substantially damaged, with the front spar upper chord fractured, lower chord deformed, and gouges (stress risers). The horizontal stab leading edge and and skin was dented, gouged and puntured in multiple places. That's two out of the three critical stabilizing surfaces on the back of the airplane.

https://aviation-safety.net/database...?id=20200519-0

So, you could claim that everything I said was a lie, but given that everything I said was true, that would make you a liar now, wouldn't it?
Yes. You said 95 passengers. That was a lie. You said they did not attach the vertical stabilizer correctly, that was a lie.
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