Service difficulty report · Fitting · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
October 5, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N484FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21466
Part
Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Elevator
Stage of operation
IN
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 AFT SPAR AT CONTROL TAB CUTOUT SUPPORT FITTING CRACKED. REMOVED RT ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB CUTOUT SUPPORT FITTING, REPAIRED CRACK IN ELEVATOR REAR SPAR PER FEDEX SRM 51-40-3. REPLACED NEW RT ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB CUTOUT SUPPORT FITTING. RECALCULATED ELEVATOR REPAIR MOMENT, NEW MOMENT IS 127.91 IAW FEDEX SRM 51-80-7.