Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
April 23, 2008
Submitted
April 23, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N498FE
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20867
Aircraft time
56,536 hours, 46,536 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6572784
Condition
Dented
Location
Rt 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

RT ELEVATOR LWR SKIN HAS A DENT 97 INCHES FROM I/B EDGE, 7 INCHES FWD OF REAR SPAR. MEASURED DENT FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS, MEASURED DENT Y = .040 A = 4 INCHES FOUND TO BE 100 REF SRM 55-10-1 PG 7 FIG 2. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MINOR REPAIR.