Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
November 30, 2007
Submitted
February 24, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N793DH
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
21393
Aircraft time
66,799 hours, 39,978 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Canning
Location
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

DENT, PLUS OIL CANNING ON TOP OF ELEVATOR SKIN, ELEVATOR STATION 99.79 LEFT SIDE. CUT OUT DAMAGE AREA AT ELEVATOR SKIN STATION 99.75 LEFT SIDE DIMENSION CUT OUT 2.5" BY 1.625"IAW B-727 SRM 55-20-3 FIGURE 5. FABRICATED DOUBLER REPAIR MATERIAL USED 2024-T3 0.032" PO NR 9006027 DIMENSION 6.25" BY 4.625" IAW B-727 SRM 53-20-3 FIGURE 5. TREATED AND PRIMED PART IAW B-727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW B-727 SRM 55-20-3 FIGURE 3. CALCULATED REPAIR MOMENT "M" AT 132 (.009 REMOVED .144 ADDED) BY 18"(Y) = 2.376. ORIGINAL MOMENT 117.813 + 2.376 = NEW MOMENT 120.189 FOUND WITHIN LIMITS 120 +/- 5. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED IAW B-727 51-80-2.