What was found
LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB NR 3 BALANCE BAY OB RIB IS GOUGED FROM CONTACT WITH IDLER HINGE PIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED L/HORIZ. STAB NO. 3 BALANCE BAY OUTBD RIB IAW EA 7-5510-70689, PART 1 AND 727 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
- Difficulty date
- September 14, 2005
- Submitted
- September 16, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N483FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft serial
- 21465
- Aircraft time
- 40,249 hours, 26,998 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5511 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Horizontal 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.