SDR 97ZZZX4646

Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 72723

Difficulty date
September 16, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1972
Make and model
Boeing 72723
Aircraft serial
18428
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt H Stab Aft
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

DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT, TWO CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER'S AFT SPAR LOWER CHORD. EACH CRACK WAS APPROXIMATELY 1.5 INCH LONG. ONE CRACK WAS AT STABILIZER STA 169 AND THE OTHER WAS AT STABILIZER STA 179.

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