SDR 95ZZZX2288

Service difficulty report · Chord · Boeing 72723

Difficulty date: March 27, 1995
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N727WF
Make and model: Boeing 72723
Aircraft serial: 20045
System (JASC): 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
Part: Chord
Condition: Corroded
Location: V-Stab Sta 22.5
Part time: 26,471 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.

What was found

THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, REAR SPAR, LT CHORD AT STABILIZER, STA 225, WAS FOUND SEVERELY CORRODED DURING A RE-ENGINE MODIFICATION. THE CAUSE IS PROBABLY A LACK OF DRAINAGE AND AGE. THE ONLY WAY TO FIND THIS PROBLEM IS WITH AN X-RAY INSPECTION.

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