SDR N3VR96153

Service difficulty report · Retainer · Boeing 727231

Difficulty date
December 4, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590CA
Make and model
Boeing 727231
Aircraft serial
20098
Part
Retainer
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt H Stab Seal
Stage of operation
IN
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

LEFT HORIZ STABILIZER LOWR T/E SEAL RETAINER HAS SEAL RIVETS LOOSE AND LIGHT SURFACE CORROSION BETWEEN ELEVATOR HINGES NR 3 THROUGH NR 6 POSITION. CRACKS FOUND RUNNING FROM LOOSE RIVET HOLES. BLENDED OUT DAMAGED AREA, REMOVED CORROSION, RELOCATED FASTENERS IAW EO 96-1031 DATED 10/31/96. REF SRM 51-10-2, 51-30-2 AND 51-10-6. (M)