Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
July 4, 2001
Submitted
July 20, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7448U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21902
Aircraft time
61,551 hours, 35,595 cycles
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.

What was found

RT ELEVATOR LOWER SKIN IS CRACKED AT STATION 183. REPAIRED SKIN WITH EXTERNAL DOUBLER PER SRM 55-20-03 AND CALCULATED NEW MOMENT PER SRM 51-80-07. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED.