Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
July 30, 2002
Submitted
August 20, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N242FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
21178
Aircraft time
44,309 hours, 34,641 cycles
Part
Panel
Condition
Missing
Location
Vertical Stab
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND SLIDE PANEL ON RIGHT SIDE OF VERTICAL STAB MISSING. FOUND HINGE ASSY TORN & BROKEN. REMOVED REMAINDER OF HINGE ASSY. ALSO NOTED FORWARD SLIDER TRACK HAS SECTION TORN OUT AND AFT TRACK WAS BENT. NOTED AFT HONEY COMB PANEL A DEEP SCRATCH EXPOSING SOME OF ITS HONEY COMB. REMOVED TRACKS AND PLATE ASSY. REPLACED ASSY, PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW MM 27-40-000-5 AND 55-10-061-4.

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