SDR 06FDEA0577

Service difficulty report · Repair · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date: February 7, 2006
Submitted: February 8, 2006
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N487FE
Make and model: Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial: 21490
Aircraft time: 39,743 hours, 26,767 cycles
System (JASC): 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
Part: Repair
Condition: Unknown
Location: Rudder
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: V
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

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What was found

FOUND PREVIOUS REPAIR INSTALLED ON LOWER RUDDER, LT SIDE WAS DETERMINED TO BE ACCOMPLISHED IAW SRM 55-40-3 FIG 1, BASED ON AN EXTERNAL VISUAL EVALUATION, CONSISTS OF LOCATION, SHAPE, SIZE, MATERIAL TYPE AND THICKNESS, FASTENER SPACING AND NUMBER, GENERAL WORKMANSHIP, REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER FEDEX GMM 6-2-100.

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