- Difficulty date
- October 22, 2015
- Submitted
- November 20, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N797AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737490
- Aircraft serial
- 28892
- Aircraft time
- 53,860 hours, 30,305 cycles
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 65C25156503
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1138
- 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
LEFT AFT LOWER HORIZONTAL THRUST BEAM FITTING IS CRACKED, REF TASK SB737-55-1091-400-1 STEP 17, REQUIRES ISSUANCE OF EC SB737-55-1091-400-2. ACFT GROUNDED. R & R HORIZONTAL STABILIZER UPPER AND LOWER LT CORNER FITTINGS IAW EA 400 55EA-16060.