What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: SEG3, WHILE PERFORMING TAP TEST IAW S55-610-100-2, FOUND THREE AREAS OF DELAMINATION ON THE RT VERTICAL STAB LOWER FWD TORQUE BOX PANEL. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PANEL IAW SRM 51-40-02-OG, AND AMM 51-21-10.
- Difficulty date
- March 18, 2018
- Submitted
- April 4, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N458UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 75724APF
- Aircraft serial
- 25479
- Aircraft time
- 27,265 hours, 17,205 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Panel
- Part number
- 175N20014
- Condition
- Delaminated
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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