Service difficulty report · Web · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
March 18, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21146
Part
Web
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

WEB CRACKED VERT STAB INTERIOR, VERTICAL WEB OVER S-DUCT IS CRACKED AT BOTH LOWER CORNERS (2 PLACES). REMOVED FASTENERS DYE PEN'D STOP DRILL, NO CRACK NOTED AFTER STOP DRILL HOLES ON BOTH SIDES, FABRICATED NEW DOUBLERS AS PER SRM 53-10-4 FIG 17. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND SHIM ON LT SIDE OF WEB. INSTALLED RT SIDE DOUBLER AS PER SRM 53-10-4 FIG 17.