SDR 2021F00205

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737800*

Difficulty date
September 8, 2021
Submitted
September 30, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737800*
Aircraft serial
39439
Aircraft time
28,876 hours, 10,642 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Horizontal Stab
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

DENT ON RH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE. DURING TRANSIT CHECK, IT WAS DETECTED A DENT ON RH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED A REVISION, DETECTING A DENT ON RH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE LOCATED BETWEEN LE STA 74.93 AND LE STA 80.93 OF 6.00" LENGTH, 5.00" WIDTH AND 0.305" DEPTH. RH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE WAS REMOVED, HFEC INSPECTION ON DENT AREA AND SURROUNDINGS WAS PERFORMED, THE DENT WAS STRAIGHTENED, ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1, PARAGRAPH 5 AND CHEMICAL CONVERTION COATING WAS APPLIED, ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1, PARAGRAPH 5.C.(9); HFEC INSPECTION ON STRAIGHTENED AREA AND SURROUNDINGS WAS PERFORMED, PROCEDURE 23; RH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE WAS INSTALLED,ALL CORRECT.

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