What was found
RT ELEVATOR LOWER SKIN IS CRACKED AT STA 183. REPAIRED SKIN WITH EXTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 55-20-03. CALCULATED NEW MOMENT PER SRM 51-80-07. FOUND MOMENT WITHIN LIMITS. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED.
- Difficulty date
- July 4, 2001
- Submitted
- July 10, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7448U
- Make and model
- Boeing 727222
- Aircraft serial
- 21902
- Aircraft time
- 61,551 hours, 35,595 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.