Service difficulty report · Clip · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
April 5, 2005
Submitted
May 17, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N783DH
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21999
Aircraft time
60,178 hours, 33,687 cycles
Part
Clip
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Elevator
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

RIGHT ELEV T/E UPPER & LWR ADJOINING CLIPS CRACKED AT ELEV STA 60 MARKED. REMOVED CLIP IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2, FAB'D CLIPS USING 2024T3 .032 PO 9002034 DIM 3 X .75 INCH IAW B727 SRM 55-20-2 FIG 1. ALODINED AND PRIMED PARTS IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. REINSTALLED RIGHT ELEVATOR T/E UPPER AND LWR CLIPS IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2 AND 55-20-2 FIG 1.