Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
December 19, 2000
Submitted
January 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N297WA
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
22534
Aircraft time
58,822 hours, 40,219 cycles
Part
Spar
Part number
657278420
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Elevator
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.

What was found

STABILIZERS / RT ELEVATOR / REAR SPAR : TAB HINGE CRACK REPAIR. THE REAR SPAR OF THE RT ELEVATOR WAS FOUND WITH TWO CRACKS EMANATING .25 INCH FROM THE SHEAR PLATE OF THE TAB HINGE BRACKET AT THE 2ND FROM OUTBD LOCATION. THE CRACKING IS TYPICAL OF AD 96-06-05 AND BAC S/B 727-55-0089. THE CRACKS WERE STOP DRILLED ON A TIME LIMITED BASIS PER THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE AD. THE DAMAGE AND TIME TRACKING REQUIREMENTS ARE DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 379578-14AD.