Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7272J0

Difficulty date
July 19, 2003
Submitted
September 16, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N281KH
Make and model
Boeing 7272J0
Aircraft serial
21105
Part
Skin
Condition
Chafed
Location
Rudder
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

DURING C-CHECK, FOUND UPPER AND LOWER RUDDERS LEADING EDGES TEFLON ANTI-CHAFE PAINT WORN OUT, BOTH RUDDERS HAVE AREAS OF CHAFING. FOUND 6 AREAS ON LOWER RUDDER OUT OF LIMITS, FABRICATED 6 DOUBELRS, TWO 21.5 AND 14.25, TWO 15.25 BY 23.5, TWO 13.5 BY 15.5 ALL FROM 301 ONE QUARTER HARD AND INSTALLED IAW B727 SRM 55-40-3 FIG 1. UPPER RUDDER NO DAMAGE NOTED, REPAINTED IAW B727 MM 51-20-71. (M)

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