What was found
CORROSION, VERTICAL FIN TENSION TIE RIGHT FWD BOLT HOLE HAS CORROSION ON FACE OF TENSION TIE LUGS UNDER NUT & BOLT HEAD SIDE. REPAIRED TENSION TIE PER FED EX EA 7-5530-86296.
- Difficulty date
- June 1, 2005
- Submitted
- June 6, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N482FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727200
- Aircraft serial
- 21464
- Aircraft time
- 40,915 hours, 25,798 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5534 · Vertical Stabilizer Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Tie
- Condition
- Corroded
- 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.