Service difficulty report · Bracket · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
March 16, 2005
Submitted
April 4, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N782DH
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21998
Aircraft time
59,330 hours, 33,035 cycles
Part
Bracket
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

VERT STAB FRAME CLIP CRACKED FIN STA 157.2 BETWEEN STR 8L AND 9L. REMOVED DAMAGED CLIP AT FIN STA 157.2 BETWEEN STR 8-9L IAW 727 SRM 51-30-2. FABBED NEW FROM 7075 T6 .050 PO NR 90014147 DIM 6 5/8" BY 3" IAW 727 SRM 55-30-2 FUG 2 NEW CLIP TREATED PRIMED AND INSTALLED IAW 727 SRM 51-10-2 AND 51-30-2.