Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737752

Difficulty date
October 13, 2014
Submitted
January 5, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N842AM
Make and model
Boeing 737752
Aircraft serial
32842
Aircraft time
30,554 hours, 15,833 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Rt Horiz Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
C
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, DETECTED A BIRD STRIKE IN THE RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LE. A BIRD STRIKE CONDITIONAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW AMM 05-51-18 DETECTING A DENT 8.5 INCHES IN LENGTH, 3 INCHES IN WIDTH & 0.391 INCHES IN DEPTH IN THE LE SKIN OF THE RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. SO THE AFFECTED LE WAS REPAIRED IAW 5300-2, SRM 51-40-02 & MSG NR AMX-AMX-14-1089-02B, ALL CORRECT.