What was found
VERTICAL FIN TENSION TIE RIB LEFT AFT VERT BOLT HOLE CORRODED A/C AND TENSION TIE SIDE. REPAIRED VERT FIN TENSION TIE RIB LT AFT VERT BOLT HOLE PER FED EX EA 7-5530-86280
- Difficulty date
- April 20, 2005
- Submitted
- April 22, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N481FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft serial
- 21463
- Aircraft time
- 41,264 hours, 26,276 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Fitting
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.