What was found
DURING ROUTINE INSP, THE FAIL-SAFE CHORD SPLICE AT BS 520, STR 21L FOUND CRACKED. *S/D* REMOVED, REPLACED AND FAB PER IAW BAC 727 SRM 51-20-1, 51-30-2.
- Difficulty date
- April 26, 2001
- Submitted
- May 8, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N270FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727233
- Aircraft serial
- 22035
- Aircraft time
- 42,102 hours, 24,496 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Splice
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.