Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
December 1, 2020
Submitted
January 5, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N819NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31083
Aircraft time
33,525 hours, 13,587 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
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

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE. FOUND 2 CRACKS ON LOWER SKIN OF RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AT STAB STA 138.70 APPROXIMATELY 21 INCHES AFT OF FRONT SPAR. INSTALLED EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLERS, IAW SRM 55-10-001.