What was found
N00638, WHILE WORKING CARD NR 73C023-00 (TAIL 43). FOUND VERT FIN TENSION TIE RIB. RT AFT VERT BOLT HOLE HAS GOUGE. REPAIRED BOLT HOLE PER FED EX EA 7-5530-100866.
- Difficulty date
- April 29, 2006
- Submitted
- May 8, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N493FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727200
- Aircraft serial
- 21531
- Aircraft time
- 39,586 hours, 25,731 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 651680310
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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