Service difficulty report · Strip · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
September 30, 2024
Submitted
October 3, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N73275
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31593
Aircraft time
70,926 hours, 25,048 cycles
Part
Strip
Part number
185A1802U4WE
Condition
Missing
Location
Zone 300
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

OUTBOARD END OF R ELEVATOR APPEARS TO HAVE SHEET METAL DAMAGE A ND SEPARATION PHOTO UPDATE. DAMAGE IS TO THE RH HORIZONTAL STAB T/E PANEL CONDUCTIVE STRIP. THE DAMAGE EXCEEDS THE ALLOWABLE LIMITS IN SRM 55-10-01 ALLOWABLE DAMGE 3 AND FIG 9. PARTS USED: 99-2361-3-0101,QTY :1 29-5510-3-0115,QTY :1 REMOVED REMAINING CONDUCTIVE STRIP. LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW CONDUCTIVE STRIP REF AMM 55-10-01-300-801 AND SRM 55-10-01-2R-10 REPAIR 10. PARAGRAPH 5. L/P 9407581 CAN BE WORKED AT THE SAME TIME. PARTS USED: 00-0583-3-6863,QTY :1 29-5510-3-0126,QTY BONDED NEW CONDUCTIVE STRIP TO TRAILING EDGE WITH BMS5-95 B2 PER SRM 55-10-01-2R-10. INSTALLED BLIND RIVETS IN OUTER AND INNER ROWS PER IPC 55-10-00-08 AND SRM 51-40-03-0G-0 FOR FASTENER SUBSTITUTION. RIVETS ON TRAILING EDGE STILL NEED TO BE ADD EMP:U231979 :1 78-2361-3-0001,QTY :1 INSTALLED. WILL NEED BONDING CHECK AND PAINT WHEN SEALANT IS CURED. INSTALLED TRAILING EDGE FASTENERS ON CONDUCTIVE STRIP, PERFORMED RESISTANCE TEST AND PAINTED. REF SRM 55-10-01-2R-10