Service difficulty report · Bushing · Boeing 73786J

Difficulty date
February 25, 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
Cracked
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

RIGHT HOR. STAB AFT BOTTOM ATTACHMENT BUSHING CRACKED. UNABLE TO CONFIRM WHETHER IF BUSHING IS A SHRINKFIT OR FORCEMENT & P/N IS UNAVAILABLE PER EAR #12 RESPONSE STEP 1. PERFORMED A DVI IAW SRM 51-10-04-0G-0 REV 23 10MAR2025, GOUGE (POSSIBLE) CRACK NOTED AT DEFEC AREA. PER EAR #12 RESPONSE STEP 2. REMOVED 2EA AFFECTED BUSHING ONTO RH HORIZ. STAB. REAR SPAR LOWER LUG IAW EAR #12, EA#737-5510-72-B0424 P1 STEP 2 AND BOEING SB 737-55-1074 FI 7 AND FIG 10 PART A STEP 1. PERFORMED CLEANING ON LOWER LUG BORE, LUG FWD FACE AND AFT FACE AT HORIZ STAB REAR SPAR RH IAW EA#737-5510-72-B0424 P1 STEP 2 AND BOEING SB 737-55-1074 FIG. 10 PART A STEP 2 AND 3.

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