What was found
THE VERTICAL STABILIZER TENSION TIE FITTING FORWARD AND AFT ATTACH BOLT HOLES WERE FOUND WITH CORROSION IN THE BORES. THE BORES WERE OVERSIZED AND BUSHED PER ERA 396341-14 AT HMV.
- Difficulty date
- November 2, 2000
- Submitted
- November 6, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N508DA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727232
- Aircraft serial
- 21310
- Aircraft time
- 73,311 hours, 49,588 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5553 · Vertical Stabilizer, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 65174583
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.