Service difficulty report · Support Angle · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
June 20, 2007
Submitted
June 25, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N783DH
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21999
Aircraft time
62,213 hours, 34,920 cycles
Part
Support Angle
Part number
7075T6
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

VERTICAL STAB INTERNAL WEB LT UPPER ANGLE IS CRACKED STA 1323, SHORT WEB ANGLE W/L 259. REMOVED DAMAGED ANGLE VERITCAL STAB INTERIOR WEB IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2, FIG 7. VERIFIED MATERIAL TO BE 7075T6 IAW HARDNESS TESTER B727 SRM 51-10-3, FIG 2. FABRICATED NEW ANGLE MATERIAL 7075T6, .071, BY 7 BY 5 IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED NEW ANGLE IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2 AND 51-30-2.