Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 72722

Difficulty date
November 11, 2004
Submitted
November 16, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N166FE
Make and model
Boeing 72722
Aircraft serial
18863
Aircraft time
68,946 hours, 50,790 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Bulged
Location
Horizontal Stab
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

RT HORIZ STAB UPPER SKIN HAS SHEARED FASTENER AND SKIN BULGE 31 INCH FROM TRAILING EDGE AND 30 INCH FROM I/B EDGE. RT HORIZONTAL STAB UPPER SKIN FOUND TO BE CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS AND WILL BE REPLACED ON FED EX W/C N01050.

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