Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
July 20, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N831WA
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
21483
Part
Panel
Part number
6520657
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Horz Stab
Stage of operation
IN
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

UPON ARRIVAL PDX, FOUND ON RIGHT HORZ STAB LOWER SURFACE A CLOSURE PANEL FOR AN ELEV BALANCE PANEL BAY. PANEL 9216 THE FWD THIRD OF PANEL HAD SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT AND EMBEDDED ITSELF INTO THE TAIL CONE. ALSO, FOUND LOWER SKIN DAMAGED ON RIGHT ELEVATOR. DAMAGED PANEL 9206 WAS REPLACED WITH NEW, TAIL CONE REPAIRED PER DL ERA302170-4 AND ELEVATOR LOWER SKIN REPAIRED PER SRM 55-20-2.