Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
May 5, 2001
Submitted
May 22, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7298U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21893
Aircraft time
63,288 hours, 36,446 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
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 UPPER SURFACE HAS SEVERAL LOOSE WORKING FASTENERS AT THE TRAILING EDGE JUST OUTBOARD OF THE ELEVATOR TAB. REPAIRED ELEVATOR PER SRM 55-20-03. WEIGHT OF REPAIR MATERIALS CALCULATED PER SRM 51-80-07, AND IS WITHIN LIMITS. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED.