What was found
CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE VERTICAL STABILIZER ATTACHMENT LUGS AND FUSELAGE LUGS. SOME OF THE BORES WERE OVERSIZED AND SOME OF THE FACES WERE BLENDED PER ERA 396619-14 AT HMV.
- Difficulty date
- January 25, 2001
- Submitted
- January 29, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N312DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 737232
- Aircraft serial
- 23084
- Aircraft time
- 48,610 hours, 38,583 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5553 · Vertical Stabilizer, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Fitting
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Stabilizer
- 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.