Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
April 23, 2024
Submitted
April 23, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N727US
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22470
Aircraft time
72,087 hours, 38,682 cycles
Part
Beam
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Corroded
Location
Horizontal Stab
Part time
72,087 hours, 38,682 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

WHILE AT C-CHECK IN KBQK, FOUND THE LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, UPPER SURFACE, OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE BEAM TO BE CORRODED ABOVE THE #6 ELEVATOR HINGE. CUT OUT THE DAMAGED SECTION OF THE LH BEAM BETWEEN STATIONS 136.50-173.21, THEY FABRICATED A NEW BEAM SECTION FROM BAC 1520-1158. PICKED UP HOLES, CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED, AND INSTALLED THE SPLICE REPAIR SECTION OF THE LT HORIZONTAL UPPER TRAILING EDGE BEAM IAW SRM 55-10-6 AND 51-30-2, NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME