Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7374Q8

Difficulty date
November 10, 2012
Submitted
November 14, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N754AS
Make and model
Boeing 7374Q8
Aircraft serial
25095
Aircraft time
64,554 hours, 36,987 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
657378211
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 LT HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN - FWD OF REAR SPAR. CRACK INDICATION VERIFIED BY INSP WITH HFEC ON T/E OF STAB, STA 129 ON INSPAR SKIN, IAW SRM 55-10-01, AD-1, PG 104 AND NOTE E CRACKS ARE NOT PERMITTED. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR OF CRACK DAMAGE IAW EA 400-55EA-09218.

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