- Difficulty date
- May 28, 2008
- Submitted
- July 1, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N16642
- Make and model
- Boeing 737524
- Aircraft serial
- 28903
- Aircraft time
- 29,355 hours, 15,161 cycles
- Part
- Angle
- Part number
- 6554842
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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
VERTICAL STABILIZER PANELS 9504R, 9506R 9508R ARE FRETTING FUSELAGE ATTACH ANGLE, WEAR ON ANGLE AND PANELS. REMOVED DAMAGED ANGLES BEHIND VERTICAL STABILIZER PANELS 9504R, 9506R, 9508R. FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLES AND INSTALLED IAW TYPICAL REPAIR 5380-10113. RESTORED PROTECTIVE FINISH ON PANELS IAW SRM 51-20-01.