Service difficulty report · Bushing · Boeing 73786J

Difficulty date
January 23, 2025
Submitted
April 15, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8059A
Make and model
Boeing 73786J
Aircraft serial
29120
Aircraft time
87,295 hours, 34,870 cycles
Part
Bushing
Condition
Gouged
Location
Zone 300
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

AIRCRAFT TAIL SECTION, RIGHT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, THE FORWARD LOWER MOUNT FORWARD BUSHING HAS A GOUGEON THE AFT SIDE AT THE THREE O CLOCK POSITION. (120-110) RESOLUTION: SUBMIT TO ENG. REMOVED THE RH FRONT FWD LWR BUSHING, IAW EAR#08 RESPONSE STEP 1, PER SB 737-55-1074 REV 2: JULY 21, 2017. PERMANENT REPAIR - PART 3. INSPECTED THE JOINT, IAW EAR#08 RESPONSE STEP 2, PER SB 737-55-1074 REV 2: JULY 21, 2017. PART 3. PERMANENT REPAIR, STEP 13. CORROSION NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED FILLING THE REPORT FORM FOR AFFECTED JOINT AS PER 737-NG-FTD-55-13002, JOINT DIMENSIONS REPORT. IAW EAR#08 RESPONSE STEP 2 & 4. REMOVED CORROSION FROM THE FWD AND AFT FACES OF THE LWR AND UPPER CLEVIS ON THE RH SIDE FWD MOUNT OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER BY SPOT FACING AND CHAMFERING THE AFFECTED AREA IAW BOEING SB 737-55-1074 FIG.12 REV.2 DATED 21JUL2017 AND EAR #8.

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