Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7378Q8

Difficulty date
November 22, 2015
Submitted
January 5, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N858AM
Make and model
Boeing 7378Q8
Aircraft serial
30671
Aircraft time
47,482 hours, 16,695 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Horiz Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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, IT WAS DETECTED A BIRD STRIKE IN THE LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LE. PERFORMED A BIRD STRIKE CONDITIONAL INSPECTION IAW AMM 05-51-18, DETECTING A DENT, 5.250 INCHES LONG, 2.0 INCHES WIDE & 0.218 INCHES IN DEPTH, AT STATION 115.93 OF THE LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LE SKIN, OUT OF LIMITS. THE NON-ROUTINE CARD NR A0233204 WAS ISSUED TO REPAIR THE DAMAGES. THE LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LE SKIN WAS STRAIGHTENED IAW BAC 5300-2, MSG NR AMX-AMX-15-1022-03B & AMM 27-41-21. IT WAS INSPECTED PERFORMING HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION IAW NDTM PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURES 16 & 23, NO CRACKS WERE FOUND, ALL CORRECT.

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