- Difficulty date
- November 24, 2002
- Submitted
- December 4, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 727233
- Aircraft serial
- 21626
- Aircraft time
- 46,068 hours, 27,131 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15
- Part
- Stringer
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- 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.
What was found
NR 8R STRINGER CRACKED AT RIB IN VERTICAL STABILIZER TUNNEL.