What was found
During "H" check fretting corrosion was found on the vertical flange of the vertical stablizer LH mid spar chord at STA FIN 228. Repaired per EA 22-178752.
- Difficulty date
- October 31, 2000
- Submitted
- December 4, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N296US
- Make and model
- Boeing 727251
- Aircraft serial
- 21788
- Aircraft time
- 55,908 hours, 36,146 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Chord
- Condition
- Corroded
- 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.