Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
October 13, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N505DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21307
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Elevator
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE REAR SPAR OF THE RT ELEVATOR IS CRACKED ON THE LOWER I/B SIDE OF THE SECOND FROM THE I/B HINGE FITTING. THE CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY .25 LONG. THIS CRACK LENGTH IS WITHIN THE .250 STOP DRILL LIMITS OF BAC S/B 727-55-0089. THE CRACK WILL BE STOP-DRILLED UNTIL REPAIR/MODIFICATION PER DAL EO 4-70183-12AD.