Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
February 27, 2007
Submitted
February 27, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N781DH
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21996
Aircraft time
59,919 hours, 33,748 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Gouged
Location
Horizontal 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

RT NR 5 BALANCE BAY (HORIZ STAB) UPPER SKIN GOUGED. REMOVED GOUGED PREVIOUS REPAIR DOUBLER. FABRICATED NEW DOUBLER FROM 7075-T0, .032" BY 6" BY 5", PO NR 44953 PER B727 SRM 55-20-3 FIG 3. HEAT TREATED REPAIR TO T6 CONDITION IAW FASI FORM FAS 0115. TREATED, PRIMED, AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER B727 SRM 51-10-2 AND 55-20-3 FIG 3.