What was found
VERTICAL STAB TO DORSAL FIN FRONT SPAR TERMINATION FITTING LOWER SPRING GUSSET IS CRACKED TO RADIUS ON BOTH FWD SIDES. REMOVED AND REPLACED SPRING GUSSET AS PER SRM 51-40-02.
- Difficulty date
- January 29, 2013
- Submitted
- January 31, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N227WN
- Make and model
- Boeing 7377H4
- Aircraft serial
- 34450
- Aircraft time
- 26,028 hours, 15,364 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5534 · Vertical Stabilizer Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Gusset
- Part number
- 6545401
- 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.