Service difficulty report · Forging · Boeing 727228

Difficulty date
May 31, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721DH
Make and model
Boeing 727228
Aircraft serial
19545
Part
Forging
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

VERTICAL FIN FRONT SPAR FORGING HAS INTERIM REPAIR PER AVITAS EO 96PMS I114RO-1. REMOVED INTERM REPAIR PER SRM 51-30-2, INSTALLED VERTICAL FIN FRONT SPAR FORGING PER AVITALS ENGINEERING DRAWING 96PMSI124D-1.