What was found
RT ELEVATOR OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE HAS LIGHTNING DAMAGE. SKIN IS CRACKED, MELTED, PUNCTURED AND STATIC WICK IS MISSING. REPAIRED ELEVATOR PER SM OR 70-55-20-03-JD, AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 51-30-02. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED.
- Difficulty date
- April 24, 2001
- Submitted
- May 2, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7466U
- Make and model
- Boeing 727222
- Aircraft serial
- 21920
- Aircraft time
- 59,127 hours, 34,242 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- 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.