Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
December 24, 2008
Submitted
December 29, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N277FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
22042
Aircraft time
42,389 hours, 31,070 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65256372
Condition
Dented
Location
Lt Elevator
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

GOUGE AND DENT IN UPPER SURFACE SKIN OF LT ELEVATOR, O/B END OF CONTROL TAB CUTOUT, AT JOINT OF ELEVATOR T/E WEDGES. BLENDED AND SMOOTHED GOUGE AREA IAW SRM 51-10-1. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLERS IAW SRM 55-20-3. TREATED AND PRIMED PART IAW SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLRES IAW 55-20-3 FIG 2. REBALANCE NOT REQUIRED IAW SRM 51-80-00 PAG 1 & 2. PAR 3D.