SDR AWXA200301221

Service difficulty report · Shield · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date: September 20, 2003
Submitted: October 14, 2003
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N326AW
Make and model: Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial: 23258
Aircraft time: 57,712 hours, 36,775 cycles
System (JASC): 5514 · Horizontal Stabilizer Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Shield
Part number: 6553746U281
Condition: Cracked
Location: Horizontal 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 C-17 CHECK A 1 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER PANEL (9123) METAL SHIELD (BLADE), AT STAB STA 67.54, STAB LBL 21.75. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CRACKED LT HORIZONTAL STAB BLADE, AT STAB STA 67.54, STAB LBL 21.75; FABRICATED A NEW REPLACEMENT BLADE; INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW B737-300 SRM 51-20-01, PG 1, SRM 51-70-05, PG 1, AND SRM 51-40-02, PG 1.