Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 7572G7

Difficulty date
November 11, 2003
Submitted
December 8, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572G7
Aircraft serial
24233
Aircraft time
55,028 hours, 20,826 cycles
Part
Beam
Part number
BAC15063124
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING C-12 CHECK 2 EACH CRACKS WERE FOUND ON VERTICAL STABILIZER TRAILING EDGE BEAM AT RT SIDE OF YAW DAMPER CAVITY INTERIOR, APPROXIMATELY RIB STA 100. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CRACKED SECTION OF VERTICAL STABILIZER BEAM AT RT SIDE OF YAW DAMPER CAVITY INTERIOR, RS 100; FABRICATED A NEW SECTION OF REPLACEMENT BEAM AND 4 EACH REPAIR ANGLES; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW B757-200 SRM 51-70-12, PG 1-6, FIG 1.

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