What was found
VERTICAL STAB T/E CAVITY RIB WEB IS CHAFED AT UPPER SURFACE, FIN STA 180, 5 RBL, THROUGH ACCESS PNL 9510. REPAIRED THE CHAFED RIB WEB, VERTICAL STAB T/E CAVITY AT UPPER SURFACE FIN STA 180, 5 RBL IAW FEDEX EA 7-5530-86275.
- Difficulty date
- April 10, 2005
- Submitted
- April 12, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N272FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727200
- Aircraft serial
- 22037
- Aircraft time
- 44,410 hours, 27,023 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Chafed
- 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.