What was found
MCI - DURING OP-17, FOUND A ONE INCH CRACK IN SKIN ON VERTICAL STABILIZER LEFT SIDE AT BASE, FS 1330. STOP DRILLED CRACK PER SRM 51-10-1, AND REPAIRED PER ARA9370A. TOTAL CYCLES 24,723.
- Difficulty date
- July 14, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N54349
- Make and model
- Boeing 727231
- Aircraft serial
- 21968
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vert Stab
- Part time
- 38,173 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.