What was found
AT C-CHECK, FOUND RIGHT FIN UPPER STABILIZER HINGE FITTING BEARING CRACKED AND BOTH RETAINERS CORRODED AT BS 1586. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT STABILIZER HINGE BEARING ASSEMBLY. (M)
- Difficulty date
- May 20, 2003
- Submitted
- July 22, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7639U
- Make and model
- Boeing 727222
- Aircraft serial
- 19912
- System (JASC)
- 5533 · Ventral Structure
- Part
- Bearing
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.