Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737852

Difficulty date
June 23, 2021
Submitted
July 14, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 737852
Aircraft serial
35116
Aircraft time
56,578 hours, 20,813 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Gouged
Location
Horizontal Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

24.06.2021 13:44 A GOUGE ON RH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE. DURING TRANSIT CHECK, IT WAS DETECTED A DAMAGE ON RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED REVISION, DETECTING A GOUGE OF 1.00" LENGTH, 0.625" WIDTH AND 0.104" DEPTH ON RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE AT STA 184.98; GOUGE WAS EVALUATED AND FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 55-10-01-1A-1, PARAGRAPH 4.A, TABLE 101; ET, DVI AND ETHF INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED IAW B737 NDTM PART 6 51-00-00, PROCEDURE 23; A GOUGE WAS REWORKED IAW SRM 55-10-01, PARAGRAPH 5.C.(6)(7); RH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE WAS REMOVED IAW AMM 24741-21-000-801; A DAMAGE WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 55-10-01, REPAIR 1, PARAGRAPH 4.A; HFEC INSPECTION ON CUT-OUT AREA WAS PERFORMED IAW B737 NDTM PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23; RH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-10-01, REPAIR 1; RH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE WAS INSTALLED IAW AMM 24-41-21-400-801, ALL CORRECT.