What was found
(CAN) DURING INSPECTION OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TRAILING EDGE RIBS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AD 2002-12-13 AND BOEING SB 727-55A0091 A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE UPPER OUTBOARD FLANGE OF THE FITTING AT ELEVATOR STATION 66.50 RT. THE CRACK WAS REPORTED TO BOEING SERVICE ENGINEERING AND THEY PROVIDED A REPAIR SCHEME, EKO-YEG-03-00006H, WHICH WAS INSTALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE REPAIR IS LISTED AS TEMPORARY AND WILL BE CHANGED WITHIN 12 MONTHS WITH PERIODIC NDT AT 90 DAY INTERVALS UNTIL FITTING REPLACEMENT.