Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
December 2, 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
Dented
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, UNDERNEATH ELEVATOR SKIN PANEL AT ELEVATOR STATION 50.50 LT. CUT OUT DAMAGE AREA AT LT ELEVATOR LOWER SKIN IAW SRM 55-20-3 FIGURE 4. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 55-20-3 FIGURE 4 AND 55-20-3 FIGURE 1. PART AND AREA TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-10-2 FIGURE 1. REPAIR DOUBLER INSTALLED AT LT ELEVATOR LOWER SKIN IAW SRM 55-20-3 FIGURE 4. CALCULATED REPAIR MOMENT "M" 0.066 TIMES 10.5" = 0.0693. ORIGINAL MOMENT WAS 120.189 + 0.0693 = NEW MOMENT OF 120.882, FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED IAW SRM 51-80-7 PARA 2 FIGURE 1.