Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
February 16, 2005
Submitted
March 14, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N781DH
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21996
Part
Stiffener
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
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 A C-CHECK,THE FOLLOWING DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED; VERT STA FIN STA 180, STR 5-8 LT IS CRACKED AT FRAME ATTACH BOLT. REMOVED FASTENERS FOR ACCESS, CUT OUT DAMAGE, DIM 5 X 3 STIFFENER AND REMOVED FILLER IAW B 727 SRM 55-30-4 FIG 1. FABRICATED STIFFENER REPAIR P/N BAC1517-1367 POX. 501953 DIM. 5 X 3 SPLICE P/N AND10134-1201 POX. 501952 DIM 19 X 2.250 FILLER P/N 7075-T6 .100, PO 9001777 DIM 19 X .5, SPLICE P/N AND10133-1401 POX. 501952 DIM.19 X 2, FILLER P/N 7075-T6 .090, PO 9911586 DIM, 19 X .5, CLIP P/N AND10133-1401 POX. 501952 DIM, 2 X 2, IAW B727 SRM55-30-4 FIG 1. TREATED AND PRIMED STIFFENER REPAIR, IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED STIFFENER REPAIR AT VERT STAB FIN STA 180 STR 8L IAW B727 SRM 5