What was found
A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE VERTICAL STABILIZER SKIN AT FS 1210 AND STRINGER 3A ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A 1.4 X 2.7 CUTOUT AND AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED PER ERA 334389-14 AT HMV.
- Difficulty date
- May 15, 2000
- Submitted
- May 22, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N529DA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727232
- Aircraft serial
- 21703
- Aircraft time
- 58,050 hours, 44,518 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 65222534
- 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.