Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
July 7, 2000
Submitted
July 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N305DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23077
Aircraft time
47,556 hours, 38,207 cycles
Part
Attach Fitting
Condition
Corroded
Location
Horizontal Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE RHS AFT SPAR LUGS OF THE HORIZ STABILIZER. CORROSION WAS REMOVED BY OVERSIZING THE BORES AND SPOTFACING THE FORWARD AND AFT FACES OF THE LUG. THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT HMV AND REPAIRED PER ERA 334542-14.