What was found
VERTICAL STAB UPPER RIGHT LEADING EDGE SPAR CRACKED (.25) AROUND RIVET AT STIFFENER PLATE JUST BELOW TENSION TIE FORWARD ATTACH BOLT. REMOVED FASTENERS. STOP DRILLED CRACK. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 55-30-6 AND 51-1-20.
- Difficulty date
- May 4, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N79749
- Make and model
- Boeing 727224
- Aircraft serial
- 22451
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- 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.