Service difficulty report · Fitting · Boeing 737724

Difficulty date
January 25, 2020
Submitted
February 2, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N24729
Make and model
Boeing 737724
Aircraft serial
28945
Aircraft time
66,834 hours, 23,476 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
173A4001
Condition
Dented
Location
Rudder
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

RUDDER S/N 580336 THRUST FITTING HAS GOUGES ON LUG.REF BY PEMCO NR 2664N1111. BLENDED AND REPAIRED GOUGE ON RUDDER LUG IAW PEMCO EA PD37-55-125 AND ECRA 5540-01557 PART 1, ACCOMPLISHED PART3 OF ECRA 5540-01557 BY ADDING "-UALR" TO THE END OF THE PART NUMBER ON THE DATA TAG. NO ADDITIONAL INSPECTION REQUIRED BLENDED AND REPAIRED GOUGE ON RUDDER LUG IAW PEMCO EA PD37-55-125 AND ECRA 5540-01557 PART 1, ACCOMPLISHED PART3 OF ECRA 5540-01557 BY ADDING "-UALR" TO THE END OF THE PART NUMBER ON THE DATA TAG. NO ADDITIONAL INSPECTION REQUIRED