Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
February 22, 2011
Submitted
March 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N485FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21488
Aircraft time
43,222 hours, 29,664 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65256343
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt 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

RT ELEVATOR LOWER SURFACE HAS A POSSIBLE CRACK 16" FROM INBD END. STOP DRILLED CRACK IAW SRM 51-10-1 REV 103 FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER FROM 2024 T3 .032" IAW SRM 55-20-3 FIG 4 INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND EA 7-5750-143944