Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
July 19, 2004
Submitted
August 3, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N394UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24669
Aircraft time
39,586 hours, 27,911 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Skin
Part number
6554821
Condition
Dented
Location
Rt Horiz Stab Le
Part time
39,586 hours, 28,515 cycles
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

RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER DENTED ON THE FIXED LEADING EDGE TWELVE INCHES FROM INBOARD EDGE. *S/D* DURING AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE VISIT, AN INTERIM REPAIR WAS FOUND ON THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE AT STA 75. THE INTERIM REPAIR WAS CHANGED TO A PERMANENT REPAIR BY INSTALLING AN INTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER WITH PERMANENT TYPE FASTENERS.