Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737990

Difficulty date
June 1, 2012
Submitted
June 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N318AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990
Aircraft serial
30018
Aircraft time
33,776 hours, 13,024 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B26US
Part
Skin
Part number
182A4001
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

POSSIBLE CRACK LOWER SURFACE RT HORIZONTAL STAB. ACFT GROUNDED. VERIFIED CRACK WITH HFEC IAW 51-00-00, PART 6. CRACK IS LOCATED ON IN SPAR SKIN AT STAB STA 12905. LENGTH IS 1.375 LONG, REF SRM 55-10-01, AD-2 NO ALLOWABLE DAMAGE FOR CRACKS IN THIS LOCATION. ADDED WEIGHT OF REPAIR DOUBLER, SEALANT AND FASTENERS = 1.075 LBS. ACFT WEIGHT CHANGE (MIG 38) NOT REQUIRED IAW GPM 05-00-25, PAR 6E 82812. PERFORMED CATAGORY B REPAIR. STOP DRILLED CRACK, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER WITH BLIND FASTENERS. REF SRM 55-10-01, REPAIR 11. INSPECTOR APPLIED TOPCOAT, REF MM 51-21-99.