SDR AALA980299

Service difficulty report · Tie Cap · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date: February 10, 1998
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N887AA
Make and model: Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial: 21526
System (JASC): 5510 · Horizontal Stabilizer Structure
Part: Tie Cap
Condition: Corroded
Location: Horiz Stabilizer
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

TUL - CORROSION RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER UPPER T/E HINGE CAP. THREE LOCATIONS ABOVE NR'S 4, 5, AND 7, ELEVATOR HINGE POINTS. REMOVED CORROSION AND REPAIRED PER ESO 11697 DATED 2-5-98. ALL THREE LOCATIONS. TST: 51,688 HOURS. CYCLES: 31,372. (X)