What was found
CORROSION ON VERTICAL STABILIZER ATTACH FITTING LT AFT FWD FACE. DURING INSPECTION CORROSION WAS NOTED ON THE VERTICAL STABILIZER ATTACH FITTING, LT SIDE, AFT. FITTING WAS REPLACED WITH NEW. STABILIZER REMOVAL WAS NOT NECESSARY.
- Difficulty date
- May 1, 2015
- Submitted
- May 12, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N322DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 737232
- Aircraft serial
- 23094
- Aircraft time
- 73,465 hours, 57,254 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5553 · Vertical Stabilizer, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Attach Fitting
- 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.