What was found
VERTICAL STABILIZER LE DORSAL FIN AREA, HEAVY FRETTING AROUND ENTIRE PERIPHERY FROM SEAL. R & R VERTICAL STAB LE DORSAL FIN RIB IAW SRM 51-40-02 & DWG 176A3001.
- Difficulty date
- March 19, 2014
- Submitted
- March 20, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N17229
- Make and model
- Boeing 737824
- Aircraft serial
- 28793
- Aircraft time
- 48,011 hours, 16,898 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 176A30057
- Condition
- Corroded
- 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.