What was found
DURING C-CHECK, LT ELEVATOR NR 3 TAB HINGE LOOSE, INDICATION OF CRACK. REMOVED DAMAGED SPAR AND INSTALLED NEW P/N 65C30825-23 PO 307748 PER S/B 727-55-0089 R1. OP'S CHECK GOOD IAW M/M 27-30-00.
- Difficulty date
- March 24, 2003
- Submitted
- April 22, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N741DH
- Make and model
- Boeing 727200
- Aircraft serial
- 21931
- Aircraft time
- 44,384 hours, 35,863 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5521 · Elevator, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- Part number
- 65C3082523
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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