Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 7272Q9

Difficulty date
April 13, 2005
Submitted
June 13, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N741DH
Make and model
Boeing 7272Q9
Aircraft serial
21931
Aircraft time
46,665 hours, 37,160 cycles
Part
Panel
Condition
Dented
Location
Rudder
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

RUDDER STA 0.00 RT TRAPEZOIDAL PANEL HAS 10 DENTS. MEASURED 10 EA DENTS ON RT TRAPEZOIDAL PANEL. A/Y RATIO OF 9 DENTS WITH-IN LIMITS. A/Y RATIO OF 1 DENT OUT-OF-LIMITS. CLEANED, PREPPED, APPLIED POTTING COMPOUND TO DENT, CURED AND SANDED SMOOTH. FABRICATED DOUBLER APPROX 3 INCHES DIA FROM 2024-T3 .020 PO NR 9912281. CLEANED, PREPPED, APPLIED ADHESIVE PRIMER, BONDED, CLEANED, TREATED, SEALED EDGES AND PRIMED IAW B727 SRM 55-30-1 FIG 2 AND 51-40-22 FIG 1.

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