What was found
RT ELEVATOR TAB HAS 3 O/B HINGES LOOSE AT ELEVATOR REAR SPAR ATTACH POINT, CHECK FOR SPAR CRACKS PER S/B 55-0089. REMOVED DAMAGED SPAR AND INSTALLED NEW SPAR (P/N 65C30825-24) PO 301742 IAW S/B 727-55-0089 FIG 6 AND SUPPORT FITTINGS.
- Difficulty date
- February 26, 2003
- Submitted
- February 28, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N740DH
- Make and model
- Boeing 7272Q9
- Aircraft serial
- 21930
- Aircraft time
- 35,857 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5521 · Elevator, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Elevator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.