Service difficulty report · Skate Angle · Boeing 7377Q8

Difficulty date
January 3, 2020
Submitted
May 13, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7873A
Make and model
Boeing 7377Q8
Aircraft serial
29350
Aircraft time
46,639 hours, 25,204 cycles
Part
Skate Angle
Condition
Chafed
Location
Vertical Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

VERTICAL FIN L/H SKATE ANGLE HAS MULTIPLE SPOTS OF CHAFING DAMAGE BS1016 - BS1121. / REPAIRED VERTICAL FIN L/H SKATE ANGLE BTW. BS1016. TO BS1022 AS PER B737-700 SRM 53-80-71-2R-6 AND CHAFING DAMAGE LOCATED BS1022 TO BS1127 IS LIMITED TO EXTERIOR FINISH ONLY; DETERMINED NO MATERIAL LOSS AS PER B737-700 SRM 51-70-02-0G-0; APPLIED CHEMICAL CONVERSION COATING AND PRIMER FROM BS 1022-1121 AS PER SRM 51-20-01-0G-0 AND FINISH PAINT.

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