What was found
PIT - FOUND FAIL SAFE BOLT SEVERELY CORRODED, VERTICAL STABILIZER BOTTOM LEFT ATTACH FITTING. DEFECTIVE PART REPLACED WITH IDENTICAL PART NR DEFECTIVE BOLT FOUND IN YQB. (M)
- Difficulty date
- September 14, 2001
- Submitted
- October 9, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N227AU
- Make and model
- Boeing 737201
- Aircraft serial
- 21816
- System (JASC)
- 5553 · Vertical Stabilizer, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Bolt
- Part number
- BACB30FD9114
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Part time
- 57,214 hours
- 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.