Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 7572Q8

Difficulty date
January 5, 2011
Submitted
January 5, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N993FD
Make and model
Boeing 7572Q8
Aircraft serial
24965
Aircraft time
54,902 hours, 18,656 cycles
Part
Spar
Condition
Gouged
Location
Vertical 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

BETWEEN AFT SPAR AND RUDDER RIB STA 97.354 LT SIDE HAS 2 GOUGES. REPAIRED DAMAGE IAW EA F-5530-143212. STABILIZER-VERTICAL-ELONGATED HOLES IN TRAILING RIB. MAJOR REPAIR.

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