What was found
RT ELEVATOR EXTERIOR SKIN UPPER SURFACE HAS A HALF INCH CRACK ON THE INBOARD FORWARD SKIN. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 55-20-03 FIGURE 4. CALCULATED WEIGHT AND BALANCE PER SRM 51-80-07. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED.
- Difficulty date
- March 30, 2001
- Submitted
- April 12, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7297U
- Make and model
- Boeing 727222
- Aircraft serial
- 21892
- Aircraft time
- 63,316 hours, 36,241 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Elevator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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