What was found
FUSELAGE TO STAB RT FWD UPPER SLIDING SEAL CRACKED. R & R THE RT SLIDER SEAL IAW AMM 53-31-31. REMOVED BLADE SEAL IAW AMM 53-31-31. OPS CHKD GOOD
- Difficulty date
- January 14, 2026
- Submitted
- January 28, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N8840Q
- Make and model
- Boeing 7378
- Aircraft serial
- 67493
- Aircraft time
- 10,139 hours, 5,513 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5514 · Horizontal Stabilizer Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Seal
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 300
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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