# SDR CA040625003

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: June 24, 2004
- Submitted: July 22, 2004
- Operation: General aviation
- Make and model: Boeing 737201
- Aircraft time: 60,289 hours, 55,926 cycles
- Engine: Pwa JT8D9A
- System (JASC): [5530 · Vertical Stabilizer](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5530)
- Part: Casting
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: 9
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA040625003

## Discrepancy

(CAN) DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE SPIDER CASTING AT RUDDER STATION 23.27 BELOW THE STANDBY RUDDER PCU IN THE VERTICAL STABILIZER.   THE CRACK IS 3 INCHES IB OF OUTER EXTREMITIES, 7 INCHES FORWARD OF THE LOWER RUDDER HINGE POINT APPROX 1.5 INCHES LONG AND .6250 INCHES FROM THE BASE.  CRACK REPAIRED WITH AN EXTRUSION ANGLE IAW INSTRUCTIONS FROM MFG MESSAGE 1-31239593. TIMES, 61592.12  CYCLES 59677.

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