What was found
CORROSION VERT STAB TENSION TIE AFT SHEER FITTING UPPER SURFACE. REPAIRED VERTICAL FIN TENSION TIE AFT SHEAR FITTING 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.