- Difficulty date
- October 25, 2013
- Submitted
- October 28, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 737890
- Aircraft serial
- 35682
- Aircraft time
- 24,024 hours, 7,205 cycles
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 182A400116
- 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 IN LT HORIZONTAL LOWER SURFACE STAB STA 111-8 AFT OF DRAIN HOLE, MIG-2C 297116 INITIATED. ACFT GROUNDED. CONFIRMED CRACK HFEC REF BNDT 51-00-00, FIG 23. REMOVED LT HORIZONTAL STAB. L/E FOR ACCESS REF AMM 27-41-21-000-801. REMOVED EXISTING FASTENERS ON RIBS, CYT DAMAGE SRM 55-10-01-2R-11, EDGES OF CUT NEED TO BE CLEANED UP. REPAIRED REF SRM 55-10-01-2R-11.