Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
January 5, 2026
Submitted
January 9, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8909L
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
42689
Aircraft time
7,002 hours, 3,733 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Zone 300 Elev
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

RIGHT ELEVATOR HAS A DENT THAT IS DELAMINATED BEYOND SRM LIMITS. RT ELEVATOR TAB MEASURES.3600 PER AMM 27-31-00. REMOVED RT ELEVATOR IAW AMM 27-31-11. TRANSFERRED ELEVATOR TAB FROM THE OLD RT ELEVATOR TO THE NEW ONE IAW AMM 27-31-31. VERIFIED WEIGHTS PER SRM 51-60-04. TRANSFERRED ELEVATOR TAB FROM THE OLD R/H ELEVATOR TO THE NEW ONE PER AMM 27-31-31. VERIFIED WEIGHTS PER SRM 51-60-06.;[07] SRM REFERENCE FOR TAB WEIGHTS WAS ENTERED INCORRECTLY ON STEP 5. CORRECTED ON STEP 6. VERIFIED TRANSFERRED ELEVATOR TAB FROM THE OLD R/H ELEVATOR TO THE NEW ONE PER AMM 27-31-31.

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