Service difficulty report · Tee Fitting · Boeing 737524

Difficulty date
December 3, 2010
Submitted
December 6, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17627
Make and model
Boeing 737524
Aircraft serial
27531
Aircraft time
42,364 hours, 22,379 cycles
Part
Tee Fitting
Part number
655057712
Condition
Damaged
Location
Vertical 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

VERTICAL STABILIZER FRONT SPAR RT TEE CHORD DAMAGE REF L/P 8681063 FOR BIRD STRIKE. REPAIRED CHORD DAMAGE REF INTERIM REPAIR EC/RA 5530-01604 AND FORM 44.0008 FOR PARTIAL WORK PERFORMED. PLACED ON DIP TO ACCOMPLISH VISUAL INSP OF BLIND FASTENERS PER PART 2 OF EC/RA EVERY 90 CALENDAR DAYS AND ACCOMPLISH PERM. REPAIR PER PART 3 WITHIN 24 MO FROM 03 DEC 2010. VERT STAB L/E FRONT SPAR DAMAGED. PER ECRA 5530-01604 COMPLETED INTERIM REPAIR. INSPECT REPAIR EVERY 90 DAYS PER PART 2 OF ECRA AND C/W PERMANENT REPAIR PER PART 3 OF ECRA W/I 24 MONTHS FROM 03DEC10.