Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 73783N

Difficulty date
August 26, 2011
Submitted
September 2, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N860AM
Make and model
Boeing 73783N
Aircraft serial
28249
Aircraft time
26,143 hours, 13,327 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

DURING TRANSIT CHECK, MX DETECTED 2 DENTS IN THE LT HORIZ STABILIZER L/E AT STATION 59.5 OF 5.5" LONG, 2.125" WIDE AND 0.135" DEPTH; OTHER OF 4.5" LONG, 2.0" WIDE AND 0.120" DEPTH. MX CONFIRMED THAT THE DENTS WERE WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 55-10-01 PARAGRAPH 4.D, SO THERE WERE TEMPORARY FILLED WITH FOIL TAPE IAW SRM 51-70-01. INSPECTION PERSONNEL CONFIRMED THAT THE DENTS WERE WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 55-10-01 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1 PARAGRAPH 4 D (3) (B), SO IT WAS TEMPORARY FILLED AND SEALED WITH FOIL TAPE; REQUIRING REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS EVERY 400 FLIGHT HOURS, UNTIL FINAL REPAIR AT 5000 FLIGHT HOURS.

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