Service difficulty report · Wedge · Boeing 7474J6

Difficulty date
May 24, 2011
Submitted
May 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N747BC
Make and model
Boeing 7474J6
Aircraft serial
25879
Aircraft time
31,952 hours, 9,149 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Wedge
Condition
Damaged
Location
Elevator
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

DURING WALKAROUND INSPECTION AFTER ACFT WASH, DAMAGE FOUND TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER INBD ELEVATOR T/E WEDGE - ELEV STA 193.83; DAMAGE TO THE T/E WEDGE EXTERNAL SKIN (REF FIG 1), MEASURING 6.0 IN. X 3.5 IN. DAMAGE IS BEYOND THE SRM LIMITS IAW THE SRM 55-20-01, FIG 101 (ALLOWABLE DAMAGE GENERAL). (DISPOSITION WAS MADE TO PERFORM A TIME LIMITED REPAIR AS DESCRIBED IN PART 1 WORK INSTRUCTIONS; SCHEDULE REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT EVERY 5 FC AND PERMANENT REPAIR PRIOR TO THE ACCUMULATION OF 2,000 FH (FLIGHT HOURS) AFTER PART 1, IAW SRM 55-20-01, FIG. 201.)

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