Service difficulty report · Fitting · Boeing 737347

Difficulty date
April 2, 2003
Submitted
April 30, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N309WA
Make and model
Boeing 737347
Aircraft serial
23442
Aircraft time
47,102 hours, 32,401 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
65474011
Condition
Misaligned
Location
Vertical Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 REAR TERMINAL FITTING LUGS WERE DETERMINED TO HAVE UNDERGONE PREVIOUS REWORK WHICH LEFT THE LUG THICKNESS LESS THAN BLUEPRINT SPECIFICATIONS AT EACH OF THE FOUR LUGS. AREA INSPECTED AND NEW BUSHINGS WERE FABRICATED PER DAL ER/A 384672-14 TO COMPENSATE FOR THE REWORK.