What was found
WHILE ON GROUND, MAINTENANCE FOUND RT VERT FIN MID SPAR UPPER FLANGE HAS BROKEN FASTENER HOLE. REMOVED DAMAGE, FABRICATED, INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLES PER SRM 51-30-2 UPS EO 727-55-0303.
- Difficulty date
- October 9, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N936UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 727108C
- Aircraft serial
- 19503
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Mid Spar
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vert Fin
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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