What was found
DURING "C" CHECK N/R 53401 RT. ELEVATOR REAR SPAR AT ELEVATOR STATION 99.79 HAS A CRACK IN THE LOWER RADIUS. ( VERIFIED WITH HFEC) REMOVED AND REPLACED RT ELEVATOR REAR SPAR IAW S/B 727-55-0059 P/N 65C30825-24 PO 312612.
- Difficulty date
- May 11, 2003
- Submitted
- May 29, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N747DH
- Make and model
- Boeing 727224
- Aircraft serial
- 22253
- Aircraft time
- 54,720 hours, 29,893 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5521 · Elevator, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Elevator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- E
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.