Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737790

Difficulty date
June 2, 2012
Submitted
July 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N627AS
Make and model
Boeing 737790
Aircraft serial
30794
Aircraft time
38,962 hours, 17,115 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B242
Part
Skin
Part number
182A40019
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

LT HORIZONTAL STAB, LOWER SKIN, APPROX STAB STA 122, CRACK INDICATION ALONG RIVET LINE. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED HFEC IAW NDT MANUAL 51-00-00, FIG 23 AND MARKED ENDS OF CRACK. REMOVED FASTENERS COMMON TO REPAIR IAW SRM 51-40-02. CUT OUT CRACKED SKIN TO A DIMENSION OF 1.8X.9 IAW SRM 55-10-01, REPAIR 11. MATERIAL ID FOR REPAIR DOUBLER 2024T3 .080 AND FILLER 2024T3 .063 IAW SRM 55-10-01, REPAIR 11. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW SRM 55-10-01, REPAIR 11.