Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727214

Difficulty date
March 22, 2007
Submitted
March 29, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N786AT
Make and model
Boeing 727214
Aircraft serial
21692
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Rudder
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

FOUND TWO DENTS ON UPPER RUDDER LT T/E SKIN AT LOWER HINGE BS 1540. NO DENTS ALLOWED. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW B727 SRM 55-40-1 FIG, 61. REMOVED LT T/E SKIN AT UPPER RUDDER BS 1540 IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. FABBED LT T/E SKIN AT RUDDER BS 1540 MATERIAL USED 2024T3 .025 PO NR 9004384 DIM 45 3/4" BY 7" IAW B727 SRM 55-40-2 FIG 2. TREATED ALODINE AND PRIMED IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED LT T/E SKIN AT UPPER RUDDER IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2.