Service difficulty report · Bracket · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
May 8, 2015
Submitted
May 20, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N697SW
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23838
Aircraft time
83,767 hours, 64,948 cycles
Part
Bracket
Part number
6547813
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.

What was found

LEFT VERTICAL STABILIZER LOWER PANEL ATTACH RAIL FROM AFT SPAR TO TE BEAM, AFT LOWER, 2ND FROM AFT HOLE, CRACKED. R & R BRACKET IAW DWG & SRM.