Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 737752

Difficulty date
February 9, 2020
Submitted
June 2, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N842AM
Make and model
Boeing 737752
Aircraft serial
32842
Aircraft time
49,295 hours, 24,804 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Scratched
Location
Lt Horiz 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 OVERNIGHT CHECK, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DETECTED SCRATCH ON CHORD LOWER SURFACE OF LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WITH A DIMENSION OF L= 0.25” IN LOCATED AT STAB 152. STRUCTURES ENGINEERING PERSONNEL SENT A STRUCTURALLY PLAN TO PERFORM CORRESPONDING REPAIR BEING ACCEPTED IAW MESSAGE AMX.AMX20-0116-04B. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED DAMAGES AND PERFORMED REPAIR IAW SRM 51-10-02 PARAGRAPH 6A AND AMX.AMX.20-0116-04B; IT WAS APPLIED CHEMICAL CONVERSION COATING ON THE REPAIRED AREA IAW SRM 51-20-01 PARAGRAPH 5, IT WAS PERFORMED HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION IAW REF NDTM PART 6, 51-00-00 PROC. 23 AND PART 4, 51-00-00 PROC. 2, ALL CORRECT.