Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 7378H4

Difficulty date
March 27, 2024
Submitted
April 17, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8568Z
Make and model
Boeing 7378H4
Aircraft serial
64248
Aircraft time
19,712 hours, 9,988 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal 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

LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB UPPER FWD SLIDER SEAL CRACKED ON THE FWD AND AFT EDGES.<[01] REMOVED CRACKED UPPER FWD SLIDER SEAL AT L/H HORIZONTAL STAB IAW AMM 53-31-31.;[02] DRILLED NEW SLIDER SEAL PER SRM 51-10-02 AND INSTALLED NEW SLIDER SEAL PER AMM 53-31-31.

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