What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: VERTICAL STABILIZER J-CHANNEL IS CRACKED AT THE LEFT HAND RELIEF CUTOUT ABOVE THE LEFT HAND FRONT SPAR FITTING. REMOVED CRACK. PER AARD 55-30-09-3 REPAIR 3.
- Difficulty date
- May 19, 2024
- Submitted
- May 20, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N944AN
- Make and model
- Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial
- 29535
- Aircraft time
- 67,571 hours, 28,326 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Channel
- Part number
- UNKNOWN
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.