What was found
THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ELEVATOR SKINS WERE FOUND WITH WORN, WITH ELONGATED FASTENER HOLES. THE FASTENER HOLES ARE COMMON TO THE UPPER AND LOWER SKINS AND THE REAR SPAR. REPAIR PER ER/A 396929-14AD
- Difficulty date
- November 21, 2000
- Submitted
- November 30, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N522DA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727232
- Aircraft serial
- 21582
- Aircraft time
- 64,932 hours, 49,299 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5521 · Elevator, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Horizontal Stab
- Component
- Eleveator Skins · 657278420
- 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.