Service difficulty report · Spoiler · Boeing 737852

Difficulty date
August 18, 2021
Submitted
October 27, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N825AM
Make and model
Boeing 737852
Aircraft serial
36699
Aircraft time
26,685 hours, 10,123 cycles
Part
Spoiler
Part number
113A44005
Part serial
040265
Condition
Damaged
Location
Left
Part time
26,685 hours, 10,123 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
J

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 SEVERAL DAMAGES ON LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE SKIN. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED A HAIL STRIKE CONDITIONAL INSPECTION IAW AMM 05-51-18-210-801, DETECTING SEVERAL DAMAGES AT LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE SKIN AT LE STA 108.93; A DENT WITH PULLED FASTENER IN RH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE SKIN AT LE STA 210.23; AT RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE SKIN; AT LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE SKIN; AT VERTICAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE SKIN; DENTS IN LEFT SLATS AND SPOILERS PANELS NUMBERS1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12 TRAILING EDGE WEDGE SKIN. THE WO´S 7717376, 7717377, 7717381, 7717390, 7717414, 7717487, 7717952, 7720078, 7720357, 7720778, 7720957, 7720961, 7720975, 7720991, 7720993, 7720998, 7721001, 7721281, 7721283, 7721285, 7721286, 7721287, 7721288, 7721289, 7722217, 7722218 WERE ISSUED TO REPAIR THE DAMAGES DETECTED; DAMAGES WERE REMOVED IAW SRM 55-10-01, ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1, PARAGRAPH 4, TABLE 101, FIG. 102 DETAIL D; ULTRASONIC AND HFEC INSPECTIONS ON BLEND OUT AND ON CUT AND SURROUNDING AREA WERE PERFORMED IAW B737 NDTM PART 6, 51-00-00 PROCEDURES 23, 16 AND 53-30-00 PROCEDURE 3; NDTM PART 4. 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 2; SRM 55-10-01, ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1, TABLE 101, FIGURE 102, DETAIL D; CUTS WERE PERFORMED IAW SRM 55-10-01, REPAIR 1, PARAGRAPH 4.A.(1); PERMANENT REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED IAW SRM 55-10-01, REPAIR 1; DENTS HAND REWORKED WERE PERFORMED IAW SRM 55-10-01, ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1, PARAGRAPH 5; DENTS WERE SEALED IAW SRM 55-30-01-1A-A, ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1, PARAGRAPH 4, TABLE 101, NOTE 8 OPTION 2, PARAGRAPH 7; PERMANENT REPAIRS SHOULD BE PERFORM WITHIN 24 MONTHS IAW SRM 55-30-01-1A, PART 7.F AND DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE SPEED TAPE AT INTERVALS OF 400FH SHOULD BE FOLLOW; DENTS WERE EVALUATED TO BE STRUCTURALLY ACCEPTABLE IAW MESSAGES BOEING NUMBERS AMX-AMX-21-0351-05B, AMX-AMX-21-0359-02/-02B, AMX-AMX-21-0360-02B, AMX-AMX-21-0361-02B, AMX-AMX-21-0362-02B, AMX-AMX-21-0352-01C/-04B, AMX-AMX-21-0358-03B, AMX-AMX-21-0357-05B AND MESSAGES MEXMR-AMXTR-099-21, MEXMR-AMXTR-104-21; SPOILERS NUMBERS 4, 5, 8, 9 WERE REPLACED IAW AMM 27-61-11, ALL CORRECT.