Service difficulty report · Tail Cone · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
February 11, 2022
Submitted
March 15, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N465WN
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
33829
Aircraft time
59,870 hours, 35,575 cycles
Part
Tail Cone
Condition
Debonded
Location
Tail
Stage of operation
UK
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

TAIL CONE R/H SIDE HAS DISBOND AT BS 1156+9' AND 6' FROM TAIL CONE ACCESS DOOR CUTOUT LOWER CORNER / [01] IDENTIFIED TAIL CONE MATERIAL IAW SRM 53-80-70-0I-1 TABLE 2 FIGURE 2 ITEM 1. DAMAGE AT DISCREPANT LOCATION EXCEEDS ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS IAW SRM 53-80-70-1A-1 PARAGRAPH 4.B(5). DAMAGE IS REPAIRABLE IAW SRM 51-70-04-2R-2 AS DIRECTED BY SRM 53-80-70-2R-1 TABLE 201.<BR><BR>REMOVED 1 SCREW FROM LIGHT ASSEMBLY TO FACILITATE REPAIR IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 PARAGRAPH 9.<BR><BR>REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN 1.0' X 2.0' AREA NO CONTAMINATION NOTED IAW SRM 51-70-04-2R-2 PARAGRAPH 4.A-C;[10] TAIL CONE R/H SIDE WITH A DISBOND AT BS 1156+9 AND 6' FROM TAIL CONE ACCESS DOOR CUTOUT LOWER CORNER WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-70-04-2R-2.;[11] INSPECTION COMPLETE