Service difficulty report · Bushing · Boeing 73783N

Difficulty date
February 24, 2025
Submitted
May 5, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8059A
Make and model
Boeing 73783N
Aircraft serial
29120
Aircraft time
87,295 hours, 34,870 cycles
Part
Bushing
Condition
Migrated
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

LEFT AFT HORIZONTAL STAB UPPER AFT BUSHING MIGRATING. SAA034 027 - RESOLUTION: SUBMIT TO ENG. UNABLE TO CONFIRM IF BUSHING IS SHRRINK FIT OR FORCEMATE P/N CANNOT BEE CONFIRMED PER ENG RESPOSE STEP 1. BUSHING MIGRATED SEALANT WAS BROKEN AROUND ENTIRE CIRCUMFRANCE. NO OTHRER DAMAGE FOUND DUING GVI PE SRM 51-10-04-0G-0 REV 23 ENG RESPONSE STEP 2 B. REMOVED 2EA AFFECTEED BUSHING ONTO LH HORIZ STAB REAR SPAR UPPER LUG IAW EAER #10, EA 737-5510-72 B0423 REEV. P1 AND STEP 2 AND BOEING SB 737-55-1074 FIG. 7 AND FIG. 9 PART , STEP 1. PERFORMED CLEANING ON UPPER LUG BORE AND LUG FWD FACE AND LUG AFT FACE AT HORIZONTAL STAB L/H REAR SPAR IAW EA #737-5510-72-B0423 REV. P1 STEP 2 AND BOEING SB 737-55-1074 PART A. STEP 2 AND 3.

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