Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 737832

Difficulty date
April 11, 2008
Submitted
April 16, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N389DA
Make and model
Boeing 737832
Aircraft serial
30376
Aircraft time
24,851 hours, 10,525 cycles
Part
Spar
Part number
182A15024
Condition
Damaged
Location
Horizontal 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

RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR WAS SEVERED AT STATION 321.67. THE SPAR UPPER CHORD REQUIRED A MATERIAL SUBSTITUTION TO FABRICATE A NEW OUTBOARD SECTION. THE MATERIAL REMAINED 2024-T3511 EXTRUSION. BUT THE PROFILE WAS MADE PER THIS ER/A FROM BAC1505-100450, INSTEAD OF THE ORIGINAL BAC1506-4318. SEE COLLECTOR ER/A 467287-14 FOR MORE DETAILS OF THE OVERALL REPAIR.