What was found
THE NUMBER 2 LUG ON THE VERTICAL STABILIZER ATTACH FITTING WAS FOUND CORRODED. THE BORE WAS OVERSIZED AND NEW BUSHINGS WERE MANUFACTURED PER ERA 334730-14 AT HMV.
- Difficulty date
- August 14, 2000
- Submitted
- August 22, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N308DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 737232
- Aircraft serial
- 23080
- Aircraft time
- 47,704 hours, 38,127 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5553 · Vertical Stabilizer, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Attach Fitting
- Part number
- 6547450
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- 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.