What was found
BOTH THE LT AND RT STA 1362 FRAME RIBS WERE FOUND CRACKED DURING THE VERTICAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR TERMINAL FITTING CHANGE. FATIGUE IS THE LIKELY CAUSE AND MORE FREQUENT INSPECTION APPEARS TO BE REQUIRED.
- Difficulty date
- March 27, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N727WF
- Make and model
- Boeing 72723
- Aircraft serial
- 20045
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fs 1362 Lt-Rt
- Part time
- 36,471 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.