What was found
INSPECTION FOUND A .75 INCH CRACK IN LT ELEVATOR NR 3 HINGE ATTACH BRACKET AT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TRAILING EDGE. THE CRACKED AREA WAS CUT OUT. AN ANGLE REPAIR WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 55-10-4.
- Difficulty date
- October 11, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N59792
- Make and model
- Boeing 727232
- Aircraft serial
- 20646
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Bracket
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.