What was found
VERTICAL STABILIZER TO FUSELAGE ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE BETWEEN STAB REAR SPAR AND T/E IS CRACKED ON FWD RT FLANGE ACCESS THROUGH PANEL 324CLX FS 1746. R & R ATTACHED STRUCTURE ANGLE IAW SRM-300 51-40-02. ACFT WAS GROUNDED.
- Difficulty date
- June 20, 2013
- Submitted
- July 1, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N362CM
- Make and model
- Boeing 767338
- Aircraft serial
- 24316
- Aircraft time
- 93,110 hours, 25,178 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5553 · Vertical Stabilizer, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Attach Fitting
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Component
- Vertical Stab
- Component part number
- 173T13021
- 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.