Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
September 14, 2017
Submitted
September 16, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N973AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29548
Aircraft time
48,622 hours, 19,758 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

CRACKS IN THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER IN SPAR SKIN AT HSS 147.9 APPROXIMATELY 9 INCHES AFT OF LEADING EDGE, HSS 157.10 APPROXIMATELY 24 INCHES AFT OF LEADING EDGE, AND HSS 157.10 APPROXIMATELY 30 INCHES AFT OF LEADING EDGE. REPAIRED THE SKIN IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11.