Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 31, 2014
Submitted
February 3, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N525AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35692
Aircraft time
18,268 hours, 5,865 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

RT HORIZONTAL STAB HAS TWO CRACKS ON LOWER SURFACE. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED THE DAMAGE AT BOTH CRACK LOCATIONS IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11, REPAIR 11, STEP 4, B2, A & B AND FIG 204, SHEET 2. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC NDT TO CUT OUT AREA NO INDICATIONS IAW BNDT PART 6 51-00-00 IAW SRM 55-10-01-OI-4 ID 4, FIG. 2,ITEM 1, TABLE 2, ITEM 1. FABRICATED DOUBLER & FILLER IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11, REPAIR 11, PAR 4. D THRU J. REPAIRED SKIN IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11.