Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
March 25, 2003
Submitted
April 19, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N741DH
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
21931
Aircraft time
44,384 hours, 35,863 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Fin
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DURING C-CHECK DISCREPANCY AS FOLLOWS, EMPENNAGE INT'R STRUCTURE VERTICAL FIN HAS CRACK AT STR 8L FIN STA 133.8 AT THRU BOLT ATTACH ANGLE TO CHORD ANGLE. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA DIM 7.75 INCH AND FABRICATED FILLER AND 2 EACH REPAIR ANGLES FROM BAC 1517-1367 PO 3077124 FILLER DIM 7.75 INCH EACH ANGLES DIM 20 INCHES LONG AND RADIUS FILLER FROM BAC 15-12-3398. PO 9912746 DIM 20 X 1 INCH ALL IAW B-727 SRM 55-30-4 FIG 1 AND 55-30-2 FIG 2. PART TREATED WITH ALODINE, PRIMED IAW B-727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED STR REPAIR AT 8L FIN STA 133.8 IAW B-727 SRM 55-30-4 FIG 1 AND 55-30-2 FIG 2.

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