What was found
FOUND ON B2 LETTER CK, LT INBD VERTICAL STAB TIE BOLT FITTING CRACKED 1 INCH AT THE FIRST FASTENER HOLE AFT OF THE TIE BOLT. REPLACED FITTING PER BOEING DRAWING 65-17509.
- Difficulty date
- April 14, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N498DA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727232
- Aircraft serial
- 21142
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 65872607
- 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.