- Difficulty date
- February 12, 2004
- Submitted
- March 3, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N941UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 72722C
- Aircraft serial
- 19196
- Aircraft time
- 56,172 hours, 44,234 cycles
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Elevator
- 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
INSPECTION TYPE: C, X-RAY INSPECTION OF RT ELEVATOR SHOWS 2 CRACK INDICATIONS ON BEADED SKIN, PREVIOUSLY STOP DRILLED ON PANEL ELEV STA 136.5 TO 173.21. HFEC CARRIED OUT. CRACKS CONTAINED WITHIN STOP DRILLED HOLES. REPAIR DOUBLERS FABRICATED IAW SRM 55-20-3. BONDED TO PANEL IAW SRM 51-40-5. REPAIRS RIVETED IAW SRM 55-20-3 FIG 3 AND SRM 51-30-026. RT ELEV BALANCE CALCULATED IAW SRM 51-80-07.