Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 73748E

Difficulty date
April 11, 2016
Submitted
April 26, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N148AS
Make and model
Boeing 73748E
Aircraft serial
27149
Aircraft time
55,483 hours, 33,640 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Left Elevator
Part time
554,829 hours, 33,640 cycles
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

LEFT ELEVATOR HAS A 1.0" CRACK ON THE LOWER SURFACE AT BS 154, WL 260. REMOVED DAMAGE IAW CIN-16-0012-016, ACCOMPLISHED BOND TEST IAW NDT PART 4, PROCEDURE 1, NO DEFECTS NOTED. CLEANED AREA IAW EO-16-028-WO001. INSTALLED REPAIR PLIES IAW EO-16-028-WO001. PRIMED AND TOPCOAT IAW AMM 51-21-21 AND 51-21-73. PERFORMED WEIGHT AND BALANCE CHECK IAW MANUAL 51-60-04 FOUND TO BE WITHIN PREFERRED RANGE SBHM, NEW 100.4". REINSTALLED TAB MECHANISM IAW AMM 27-11-31.

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