Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 13, 2013
Submitted
August 16, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N512AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
39043
Aircraft time
19,191 hours, 5,964 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A400111
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

LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN HAS A CRACK HSS 129 GROUNDED. VERIFIED CRACK USING HFEC REF B NOT MANUAL 51-00-00, PART 6. DAMAGE IS NOT PERMITTED REF SRM 55-10-01-1A-2 A. INSTALLED FILLER AND REPAIR DOUBLER AND RESTORED FINISH IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11, REPAIR 11, PAR 4L THRU 4O.