Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
August 25, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N32725
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
20655
Part
Stringer
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 ATTACH BOLT IN STRINGER 9R AT VERTICAL STABILIZER INNER COMPARTMENT NR 9 RIB. THE CRACKED AREA WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 55-30-4. A REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 55-20-4, FIGURE 1, SHEET 5, AND SRM 51-10-2.