Service difficulty report · Cartridge · Boeing 757324

Difficulty date
September 14, 2025
Submitted
September 22, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N57852
Make and model
Boeing 757324
Aircraft serial
32811
Aircraft time
70,007 hours, 22,807 cycles
Part
Cartridge
Part number
S163W1035
Part serial
1301
Condition
Crushed
Location
Tailskid
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

TAIL STRIKE REPORTED ON ARRIVAL.DPI POPPED. PERFORMED PART OF TAIL STRIKE INSPECTION PER AMM 05-51-32-212-011. FOUND POPPET POPPED. RESET POPPET. INSPECTED EXTERNAL FUSELAGE FROM AREA NEAR AFT BULKHEAD OF AFT CARGO PIT TO TAIL, INSPECTED APU BAY, INSPECTED LOWER WEB OF AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD. STILL NEEDS UPPER FUSELAGE INSPECTION, REF STEP C.4.C. INSPECTED TAIL SKID SHOCK ABSORBER PER AMM 32-71-01-206-033. FOUND CARTRIDGE CRUSHED MORE THAN 2 INCHES. CONTINUE FROM STEP 2.D.2. DURING WALKAROUND FOUND SUSPECT AREA FWD OF LT HORIZONTAL STAB. APROX LOCATION HSS 1787. PERFORMED UPPER FUSELAGE INSPECTION, COMPLETED CONDITIONAL INSPECTION REF AMM 05-51-32-212-011. NO OTHER DEFECTS OTHER THAN ABOVE MENTIONED NOTED. INSPECTED SUSPECTED AREA AT LH FORWARD OF HORIZ STAB IAW SRM 53-00-01-1A-1, NOTE B & H, NO NOTABLE CREASES, CRACKING, INSTALLED OVERHAULED TAIL SKID CRUSHABLE CARTRIDGE AND RESTORED SHOCK ABSORBER REF AMM 32-71-01.