What was found
DURING SCHEDULED OTS CHECK, FOUND VERTICAL STABILIZER L/E FLANGE CRACKED AT LT SIDE BELOW TOP OF L/E. REPAIRED FLANGE IAW EA.
- Difficulty date
- July 29, 2011
- Submitted
- August 5, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N778SW
- Make and model
- Boeing 7377H4
- Aircraft serial
- 27883
- Aircraft time
- 40,323 hours, 23,509 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5534 · Vertical Stabilizer Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Flange
- Part number
- 172A20107
- 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.