Service difficulty report · Bushing · Boeing 73783N

Difficulty date
January 23, 2025
Submitted
April 29, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5209A
Make and model
Boeing 73783N
Aircraft serial
32579
Aircraft time
62,072 hours, 39,779 cycles
Part
Bushing
Condition
Worn
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

LEFT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, THE FORWARD UPPER BUSHING HAS PLATING WORN. REMOVED FORWARD UPPER BUSHING AT LEFT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IAW BOEING SERVICE BULLETIN 737-55-1074 FIG.4 PAG. 1 TO 3 REV. 2 DATE JULY 21/2017 PART 3 PERMANENT REPAIR STEP 5. INSPECTED THE JOINT, IAW EAR#09 RESPONSE STEP 2, PER SB 737-55-1074 REV 2: JULY 21, 2017. PART 3 - PERMANENT REPAIR STEP 6. CORROSION NOTED. PERFORMED DAMAGE REMOVAL OF THE CORROSION IN THE BORE AREA ONTO LHS HOR. STAB. FRONT SPAR UPPER LUG (BORE) UP TO NOMINAL SIZE DIAM: 1.326" IAW EAR ITEM #09 DATED: 02/06/25 ENG. RESPONSE STEP 6 THRU STEP 8 AND BOEING SB 737-55-1074 FIG.5.

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