Service difficulty report · Tab Hinges · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
February 24, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N482FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21464
Part
Tab Hinges
Condition
Broken
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

A/C HAS A HEAVY YAW VIBRATION AND FLOOR VIBRATION ABOVE .72M AT FL 350. AT FL 280 VIBRATION STARTS AT .62M SPEEDBRAKES, CLIMB, DESCENTS AND TURNS HAVE NO EFFECT ON VIBRATION OR YAW. AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN AT 62M AND FL280 FROM DAY-MEM. REMOVED LOWER TAB. FOUND BROKE TAB HINGES AND ATTACH HARDWARE WORN AND BROKEN. REPLACED LOWER TAB HINGES IAW MM 27-20-11. REPLACED LOWER TAB IAW MM 27-20-11 AND 27-20-00. OPS CHECK GOOD.