Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 727217

Difficulty date
November 17, 2004
Submitted
December 3, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 727217
Aircraft time
69,943 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Panel
Part number
653120043
Condition
Separated
Location
Horizontal Stab
Part time
71,148 hours, 32,869 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

(CAN) RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER-TO-FIN SLIDING SEAL SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT DURING FLIGHT. DAMAGE WAS ALSO FOUND ON AN ADJACENT COMPOSITE VERTICAL FIN PANEL AND THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, CAUSED BY SEPARATION OF THE SLIDING SEAL FROM THE AIRCRAFT.