Service difficulty report · Tail Cone · Boeing 7378H4

Difficulty date
October 24, 2023
Submitted
November 20, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8673F
Make and model
Boeing 7378H4
Aircraft serial
36937
Aircraft time
26,478 hours, 12,864 cycles
Part
Tail Cone
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Zn 300 Stabilize
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

TAIL CONE HAS MULTIPLE DELAMINATED DENTS BETWEEN MULTIPLE COMPOSITE REPAIRS ON UPPER ON L/H SURFACES<[01] REMOVED DAMAGE IN AREAS OF DENTS MARKED PER SRM 51-70-5-05. REPAIR 1;[02] INSPECTED WORK PERFORMED ON C/A #1;[03] POTTED CORE ON AFFECTED REPAIR AREAS PR SRM 51-70-05-2R-11;[04] INSPECTED WORK PERFORMED ON C/A #3;[05] REPAIRED 2EA AREAS WITH 250DEG PREPREG REPAIRS PER SRM 51-70-05-2R-1;[06] INSPECTED WORK PERFORMED ON C/A #5;[07] REPAIRED 4EA. AREAS ON UPPER FWD AREA WITH 250DEG PREPREG REPAIRS PER SRM 51-70-05-2R.;[08] REPAIRED ALL DAMAGED AREA PER 51-70-05-2R-1;[09] VERIFIED 7. ROYCE HUFF (TECHNICIAN); 31-OCT-2023 01:48 UTC<BR>REPAIRED 4EA. AREAS ON UPPER FWD AREA WITH 250DEG PREPREG REPAIRS PER SRM 51-70-05-2R.<BR>8. DARYL MEYER (TECHNICIAN); 01-NOV-2023 18:02 UTC<BR>REPAIRED ALL DAMAGED AREA PER 51-70-05-2R-1;[10] RESTORED FINISH PER SRM 51-70-05-2R-1

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