SDR F3LA97093

Service difficulty report · Skate Angle · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date: February 26, 1997
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N205AU
Make and model: Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial: 19421
System (JASC): 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
Part: Skate Angle
Condition: Cracked
Location: Vert Stab
Stage of operation: IN
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

RIGHT VERTICAL STAB AFT MOUNT LUG INBOARD SKATE ANGLE CRACKED. REMOVED RIGHT VERTICAL STAB AFT MOUNTING LUG INBOARD SKATE ANGLE. FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE FROM MATERIAL OF 7075-0 .071 AND HEAT TREATED BY GIDDENS INDUSTRIES, INC TO 7075-T6, PO NR 1ML212756. INSTALLED SKATE ANGLE IAW DRAWING 65-53744, SRM 51-30-2 ADN SRM 51-10-2. CRACK WAS .5 INCHES LONG. (M)