Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
March 31, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7458U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21912
Aircraft time
58,500 hours, 33,526 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Skin
Part number
65727842
Condition
Cracked
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

RIGHT ELEVATOR HAS AN APPROXIMATELY 8 INCHES L SHAPED CRACK IN THE SKIN STARTING FROM THE SMALL RECTANGULAR ACCESS PANEL JUST FORWARD OF THE OUTBOARD END OF THE TRIM TAB. *S/D* FATIGUE CRACK. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IN CONJUNCTION WITH BEADED DOUBLER REPAIR REF SRM 55-20-3. REBALANCED ELEV ADDING 3.6 LB-IN. NEW MOMENT IS 120.9 LB-IN.