Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
June 29, 2006
Submitted
June 30, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N709AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
28896
Aircraft time
23,048 hours, 12,512 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65C31209
Condition
Gouged
Location
Vertical 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

LT UPPER VERTICAL STAB HAS A GOUGE 2.5 FEET LONG AT BSTA 220 LEADING EDGE. REPAIRED VERTICAL STAB PER EA 5530 01142.