Service difficulty report · Stringers · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
May 14, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8873Z
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21291
Part
Stringers
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vert Stab
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

FOUR STRINGERS CRACKED IN THE VERT STABILIZER AT INBD RIB ATTACHMENT TABS. DAMAGED STRINGERS ARE AS FOLLOWS: STR 9R AT VERT STAB STA 180.6, STR 10L AT VERT STAB STA 133.8, STR 9R AT VERT STAB STA 157.2 AND STR 10L AT VERT STAB STA 180.6. STOP DRILLED CRACKS; REPAIRED EACH STR LOCATION PER DAL 727 M/M 53-30-0, FIG 803.