What was found
FOUND ON B2 LETTER CK, .25 INCH CRACK AND SHEARED RIVET AT BASE OF VERTICAL STAB AT STR 7 LT SIDE. REPLACED FASTENER AND REPAIRED PER B727DRD 55-30-3D.
- Difficulty date
- January 22, 2001
- Submitted
- January 29, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N831WA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727247
- Aircraft serial
- 21483
- Aircraft time
- 71,046 hours, 42,699 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.