Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
November 22, 2010
Submitted
November 22, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
FOTR986N
Flightstar Aircraft Services LLC
Aircraft
N713AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22469
Aircraft time
46,048 hours, 35,978 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Beam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 300
Part time
46,048 hours, 35,978 cycles
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 EXFOLIATED CORROSION AT T/E BETWEEN ELEV STA 99.97 AND ELEV STA 136.50. REMOVED CORROSION DAMAGE FROM LT HORIZ STABILIZER UPPER T/E BEAM AT SS 132.00, IAW SRM 51-10-6 & FVCI DWG 55-10591-1 REV NEW, MATERIAL LOSS .052" FROM ORIGINAL THICKNESS OF .100" WITH .048" MATERIAL REMAINING, BLENDOUT FOUND TO BE BEYOND ALLOWABLE SRM LIMITS. FABRICATED -1 REPAIR STRAP 3.4375" X 13.5625" FROM 2024-T3 .063 MATERIAL PO 9009667 IAW FVCI DWG 55-10591-1, REV. NEW, TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR STRAP & REWORKED AREA OF UPPER T/E BEAM IAW SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED REPAIR STRAP ON LT HORIZ STAB. UPPER T/E BEAM AT SS. 132.00 IAW FVCI REPAIR DWG 55-*10591-1 REV.NEW W/8110-3 DATED 11-09-2010. NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TOLERANCE EVALUATION FOR THIS STRUCTURE. REPAIR IAW SRM 51-00-4 FCBS LIST FIG 4 ,TABLE V.