- Difficulty date
- December 8, 1999
- Submitted
- May 10, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 727225
- Aircraft serial
- 21854
- Part
- Web
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.
What was found
VERTICAL FIN LEADING EDGE PANEL 9602 INNER CURVED WEB HAS 1 INCH CRACK AT CORNER. STOP DRILLED CRACK IAW 51-10-1 PAGE 613. FABRICATED DOUBLER IAW 51-40-2 PAGE 2, 3, 6. TREATED AND PRIMED IAW 51-10-2 PAGE 1. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND WEB IAW 51-30-2 PAGE 1. (M)