What was found
FOUND VERTICAL STAB LT PRIMARY FWD LUG BUSHING SPUN WHILE MACHINING. DAMAGE REMOVED AND A NEW REPAIR BUSHING WAS INSTALLED PER AAR EA I060151. RESULTING BORE SIZE WAS 1.6048 IN.
- Difficulty date
- March 30, 2006
- Submitted
- April 4, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N929UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737522
- Aircraft serial
- 26652
- Aircraft time
- 38,307 hours, 28,401 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CFM56*
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Bushing
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Part time
- 3,830,715 hours, 28,401 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.