Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
October 23, 2021
Submitted
December 9, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N857NN
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
30907
Aircraft time
33,443 hours, 13,762 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 300 - Stabs
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 WAS GROUNDED: CRACKS IN THE LOWER SKIN OF RH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AT STA 138.7 BETWEEN 21 IN AND 37 IN AFT OF THE FRONT SPAR, MEASURING L=1.0 IN EACH. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REINFORCING DOUBLER REPAIR IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11.