Service difficulty report · Gusset · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
January 14, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N76752
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21248
Part
Gusset
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vert Stab
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.

What was found

INSPECTION FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK AT TOP CORNER AND A .5 INCH CRACK AT LOWER CORNER OF GUSSET ON RT SIDE OF VERTICAL STABILIZER AT STRINGER 9 BETWEEN RIB NR 6 AND NR 7. THE GUSSET PLATE WAS REMOVED, A NEW GUSSET PLATE WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 55-30-2.