Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
March 24, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N541DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
22387
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Elev Rear
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

HORIZ STABILIZER RT ELEVATOR REAR SPAR, REPAIR FOR TYPICAL CRACKS. THE RT ELEVATOR REAR SPAR WAS FOUND WITH TWO TYPICAL CRACKS .25 OR SMALLER EXTENDING FROM UNDERNEATH THE 2ND HINGE FITTING FROM THE OUTBD END OF THE SPAR. THE CRACKS WERE STOP DRILLED PER BAC S/B 727-55-0089 AND SET-UP FOR REPEAT INSPECTION AND PERMANENT MODIFICATION PER ER/A 364338-14AD.