Service difficulty report · Hinge Pin · Boeing 737436

Difficulty date
May 17, 2022
Submitted
May 17, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
EE4Y151M
Cooperativa Autogestionaria de Servicios Aeroindus
Aircraft
N407YK
Make and model
Boeing 737436
Aircraft serial
25844
Aircraft time
58,996 hours, 38,658 cycles
Part
Hinge Pin
Part number
69731201
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 300
Component
Horizontal Stab · Boeing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING INSPECTION OF PINS PER SB 737-55A1077 INSTRUCTIONS, IT WAS FOUND THE P/N 69-73120-1 LH OUTER HINGE PIN CRACKED AT ITS TAPERED SHANK AREA. THE DAMAGED PIN HAS BEEN REPLACED AND A DAMAGE REPORT WAS SENT TO BOEING.