What was found
THE LT VERTICAL STABILIZER SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A 1 INCH CRACK EMANATING FROM A FASTENER HOLE NEAR THE REAR SPAR JUST ABOVE THE STAB-TO-FUSELAGE SKIN ATTACH ANGLE.
- Difficulty date
- July 11, 2001
- Submitted
- July 27, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N509DA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727232
- Aircraft serial
- 21311
- Aircraft time
- 75,582 hours, 50,745 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- 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.