Service difficulty report · Forging · Boeing 727228

Difficulty date
June 7, 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

AT C-CHECK, FOUND VERTICAL FIN FRONT SPAR FORGING RT SIDE LOWER HORIZONTAL CHORD HAS CRACK FROM RBL 1.5 TO 4.5. LOWER VERTICAL WEB CRACKED FROM RBL 1.25 TO 5.75. STOP DRILLED HOLES AND INSTALLED FIN FRONT SPAR FORGING AND WEB REPAIR PER AVITAS ENGINEERING DRAWING 96PMSI124D-1.