What was found
DURING SCHEDULED 1/4D CHECK, FOUND RT HORIZ STAB UPPER OUTBOARD SURFACE PANEL BULGING ON BOTH INBOARD AND OUTBOARD FWD CORNERS. REPAIRED RT HORIZ STAB PER SWA EA'S.
- Difficulty date
- October 13, 2002
- Submitted
- October 21, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N662SW
- Make and model
- Boeing 7373Q8
- Aircraft serial
- 23255
- Aircraft time
- 53,040 hours, 44,113 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5512 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Panel
- Part number
- 6573782
- Condition
- Bulged
- Location
- Horiz Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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