What was found
FATIGUE CRACK FOUND IN THE VERTICAL STABILIZER SKIN AT STRINGER 10R AND THE FUSELAGE CREASE LINE. DAMAGE IS TRIMMED OUT AND AN EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER IS INSTALLED PER ER/A 334183-14.
- Difficulty date
- March 16, 2000
- Submitted
- April 14, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N514DA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727232
- Aircraft serial
- 21430
- Aircraft time
- 69,149 hours, 45,615 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 65174634
- Condition
- Damaged
- 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.