Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 727100

Difficulty date
December 20, 2004
Submitted
December 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N166FE
Make and model
Boeing 727100
Aircraft serial
18863
Aircraft time
68,946 hours, 50,790 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

N01259 RT HAND HORIZONTAL STAB L/E UPPER CHORD CRACKED ON LWR SURFACE BETWEEN L/E STAB STA 1.0 TO L/E STAB STA 72.0. FOUND RT HORIZ STAB L/E UPR CHORD OUT OF LIMITS. TRIMMED OUT SEGMENT OF CHORD, FABRICATED NEW CHORD FROM REF. PO 179160, SPLICE FROM BAC1490-2811 & 7075T6, 586206, 7075T6 .071 514703. ALODINE, PRIMED AND INSTALLED UPR CHORD AND SPLICE REPAIR PER SRM 55-10-5, 51-30-5, 51-30-2.

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