Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
May 19, 2003
Submitted
May 27, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N329DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23101
Aircraft time
47,956 hours, 37,890 cycles
Part
Attach Fitting
Condition
Corroded
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

FUSELAGE ATTACH FITTINGS: VERTICAL STABILIZER CLEVIS LUGS - CORROSION. THE NR 11 CLEVIS LUG FWD FACE WAS FOUND GOUGED. THE DAMAGE WAS CLEANED UP USING A SPOTFACE, WITH A MIN REMAINING LUG THICKNESS OF 0.940 INCH IAW DAL ER/A 412535-14, INITIAL RELEASE.