Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
August 3, 2010
Submitted
August 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N466FE
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21292
Aircraft time
54,205 hours, 38,606 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Skin
Part number
65206583
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
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 HORIZ STAB HAS PROTRUDING DENT AT ELEV STA 140 WITH CRACK INDICATION. CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA DIM .7500" X .7500" AND FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER FROM 2024-T3, 0.032" DIM. 3" X 3" IAW SRM 55-20-3, FIG 4. TREATED AND PRIMED PARTS IAW SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AT LT HORIZ STAB AT ELEV STA 140 IAW SRM 51-30-2.