Service difficulty report · Lug · Boeing 73783N

Difficulty date
January 23, 2025
Submitted
April 15, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5209A
Make and model
Boeing 73783N
Aircraft serial
32579
Aircraft time
62,072 hours, 39,779 cycles
Part
Lug
Condition
Gouged
Location
Zone 300
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

AIRCRAFT TAIL SECTION, RIGHT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, THE FORWARD UPPER MOUNT LUG HAS A GOUGE ON THE UPPER FORWARD SURFACE. . REMOVED DAMAGE ON TO AIRCRAFT TAIL SECTION R/H HORIZONTAL STABALIZER THE FWD UPPER MOUNT LUG ON THE UPPER FWD SURFACE IAW B737-800 BCF REV.22. SRM 51-10-02. PERFORMED DVI ON REWORKED AREA ON TO AIRCRAFT TAIL SECTION RT HORIZONTAL STABALIZER, THE FWD UPPER MOUNT LUG ON THE UPPER FWD SURFACE, NO FURTHER CRACKS OR OTHER DAMAGE NOTED IAW SRM 51-10-04 REV. 22. REQUEST NDT, PERFORM A HFEC SURFACE INSPECTION OF THE REWORKED AREA ENSURE NO CRACKS EXIST. HFEC SURFACE INSP. PER B-737 NDTM PT.6, 51-00-00, PROC.23, IAW EAR #7003121083, STEP #3. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT RH HORIZ. STAB. FWD UPPER MOUNT UPPER FWD SIDE REWORKED AREA. RESTORED SURFACE FINISH ON REWORKED AREA LOCATED AT RH SIDE HORIZONTAL STAB. THE FWD UPPER MOUNT LUG UPPER FWD SURFACE

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