What was found
DURING ROUTINE INSP LWR RUDDER, LWR THRUST HINGE RIB FOUND CRACKED AT FASTENER COMMON TO FIN REAR SPAR. *S/D* HFEC IND CRACK TERMINATED. REMOVED, REPLACED AND FAB PER IAW FEDEX DRAWING SRM 27-55-005, SRM 51-30-2.
- Difficulty date
- June 11, 2001
- Submitted
- June 27, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N107FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 72722C
- Aircraft serial
- 19202
- Aircraft time
- 51,663 hours, 37,914 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5541 · Rudder, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rudder
- 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.