What was found
DURING SCHEDULED D CHECK, FOUND VERTICAL FIN FRONT SPAR CRACKED AT SLING ATTACH POINT FASTENER HOLE. REPAIRED SPAR PER ER 01-5587.
- Difficulty date
- December 4, 2001
- Submitted
- December 10, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N693SW
- Make and model
- Boeing 737317
- Aircraft serial
- 23174
- Aircraft time
- 48,582 hours, 40,693 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- Part number
- 6550577
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.