What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: C, DURING REPLACEMENT OF RT O/B RIB FOR ELEVATOR STA 209.5 LWR REAR SPAR FOUND TO BE CRACKED BETWEEN TWO FASTENERS AT O/B EDGE OF SPAR. REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-10-5 FIG 1.
- Difficulty date
- January 10, 2003
- Submitted
- January 24, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N934UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 72721C
- Aircraft serial
- 19135
- Aircraft time
- 45,714 hours, 51,393 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5521 · Elevator, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Elevator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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