Service difficulty report · Fastener · Boeing 737524

Difficulty date
August 27, 2009
Submitted
August 31, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14639
Make and model
Boeing 737524
Aircraft serial
28900
Aircraft time
31,789 hours, 16,719 cycles
Part
Fastener
Part number
BACB30FN620
Condition
Loose
Location
Accessory Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

STABILIZER TRIM JAMMED. FOUND AFT RIGHT HI-LOK ON FORWARD STABILIZER TRIM DRUM MISSING NUT AND WASHER (REF IPC 27-41-61-01 ITEMS 40 AND 45) ALLOWING HI-LOK TO MIGRATE UPWARD, CONTACTING LOWER CABLE ATTACH LUG ON FORWARD STABILIZER CABLE DRUM. SUBSEQUENT UP AND DOWN TRIM ATTEMPTS RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO BOTH SIDES OF LOWER CABLE ATTACH LUG. REWORKED AREA, DYE PENETRATED, ALODINED, AND PRIMED DISCREPANT AREAS PER EC/RA 2741-01098. CHECKED CABLE TENSIONS STA AND STB AND CHAIN DEFLECTION REF AMM 27-41-00, ALL CHECKS NOMINAL. AFTER REVIEWING IPC WITH ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER, EC/RA WAS ISSUED TO COVER CORRECT PHENOLIC SPACER STACK AND HI-LOK UTILIZATION. ASSEMBLED DRIP SHIELD WITH NEW HI-LOKS, WASHERS AND NUTS, REF L/P'S 8219505 AND 8219506 FOR ADJUSTMENT / TEST OF PRIMARY AND AUTOPILOT STAB TRIM ACTUATORS AND LAND VERIFY TEST, ALL TESTS PASSED.