Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
March 25, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7443U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21897
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt 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

MULTIPLE SITE CRACKING WAS FOUND IN 2 LOWER SKIN PANELS OF LT ELEVATOR. TWO CRACKS TOTALING 9.5 INCHES IN LENGTH FOUND AT APPROX ES19, 9.0 INCH CRACK AT APPROX ES161 AND 7.0 INCH CRACK AT APPROX ES138. THE INBD LOCATION CRACK EXTENDED.