Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
August 14, 2003
Submitted
August 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N70330
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23460
Aircraft time
51,868 hours, 27,055 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horiz 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

MAINTENANCE FOUND A SMALL CRACK IN THE LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN JUST FORWARD OF THE REAR SPAR FORWARD FLANGE, STAB STA 152. AN INTERIM REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IAW ECRA 5510-01692. A DIP WAS ISSUED TO PERFORM A DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE INTERIM REPAIR AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 3,000 FLIGHT HOURS AND TO PERFORM A PERMANENT REPAIR PRIOR TO THE ACCUMULATION OF 15,000 FLIGHT HOURS.