Service difficulty report · Vortex Gen · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
October 14, 2022
Submitted
October 14, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68880
Make and model
Boeing 737924ER
Aircraft serial
42199
Aircraft time
23,252 hours, 8,295 cycles
Part
Vortex Gen
Condition
Missing
Location
Horizontal Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

ONE AFT BODY VORTEX GENERATOR MISSING ABOVE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. REMOVED FASTENERS FROM VORTEX PANEL. REMOVED PANEL FROM A/C SKIN. CLEANED SKIN OF SEALANT, PRIMMED AND PAINTED NEW PANEL. TRANSFERRED HOLES TO NEW PANEL WITH PILOT HOLES BROUGHT HOLES UP TO SIZE AND COUNTERSUNK HOLES. INSTALLED RH VORTEX GENERATOR. RESTORED A/C TO USUAL CONDITION. OPS GOOD.