Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 737832

Difficulty date
April 10, 2007
Submitted
May 14, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N373DA
Make and model
Boeing 737832
Aircraft serial
29621
Aircraft time
24,058 hours, 11,314 cycles
Part
Beam
Part number
175A16017
Condition
Damaged
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

THE VERTICAL STABILIZER LT TRAILING EDGE BEAM HAS TWO HOLES MISDRILLED. THE DAMAGED HOLES WERE OVERSIZED.