SDR 05FDEA04376

Service difficulty report · Repair · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date: December 19, 2005
Submitted: December 20, 2005
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N274FE
Make and model: Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial: 22039
Aircraft time: 42,089 hours, 26,282 cycles
System (JASC): 5520 · Elevator Structure
Part: Repair
Condition: Undamaged
Location: Elevator
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.

What was found

FOUND PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED REPAIR ON UPPER SURFACE OF LT ELEVATOR WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW ENGINEERING REPAIR NR 16-0193, BASED ON AN EXTERNAL VISUAL EVALUATION, CONSISTED OF LOCATION, SHAPE, SIZE, FASTENER SPACING AND NUMBERS, MATERIAL THICKNESS AND TYPE, GENERAL WORKMANSHIP, REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER FEDEX GMM 6-2-100.