What was found
EMP LT HORIZ STAB HINGE FTG AREA FOUND NR 25 HOLE CRACK AT REAR SPAR UPPER CHORD APPROX 3/16" RUNNING O/B LOWER DIRECTION. REPAIRED AS PER BOEING MSG 1-305519321-7.
- Difficulty date
- April 11, 2007
- Submitted
- May 15, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N516MC
- Make and model
- Boeing 747243B
- Aircraft serial
- 22507
- Aircraft time
- 94,846 hours, 17,103 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5511 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Horizontal 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.