Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727214

Difficulty date
March 21, 2007
Submitted
March 30, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N786AT
Make and model
Boeing 727214
Aircraft serial
21692
Aircraft time
61,473 hours, 40,640 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Lt 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

LT ELEVATOR LWR T/E SKIN DENTED AT NR 1 TAB BOBWEIGHT CUTOUT, ELEV STA 99.79, FWD OF CONTROL TAB. EVALUATED TWO EACH DENTS, NR 1, A=.50" Y=.051" A/Y=9.80, NR 2, A=.50" Y=.052" A/Y=9.61, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW B727 SRM 55-20-1, FIG 1. CUTOUT DAMAGE AREA, NR 1, 0.625" BY 0.50", NR 2, 0.625" BY 0.50" IAW B727 SRM 55-20-2, FIG 1. FAB DOUBLER REPAIR FORM 2024T3, 0.032, 5" BY 2" AND 5" BY 1.875" IAW B727 SRM 55-20-2, FIG 1 AND 55-20-3, FIG 5. TREATED AND PRIMED IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED REPAIR IAW B727 SRM 55-20-3, FIG 5. REBALANCED LT ELEVATOR SURFACE, REPAIR WEIGHT 0.074 LBS DISTANCE Y=4", REPAIR MOMENT M=0.296, PREVIOUS MOMENTOUS 121.85 LBS/IN PLUS 0.296 LBS/IN = 122.15 LBS/IN. FOUND TO BE WITH