Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 28, 2014
Submitted
August 13, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35687
Aircraft time
25,067 hours, 7,694 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A4001
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

CRACK NOTED ON LOWER SKIN OF RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. CRACK IS ONE INCH LONG AND LOCATED APPROX SEVENTEEN INCHES FWD OF REAR SPAR JUST INBD OF STABILIZER STA 138.7. CRACK IS CIRCLED IN RED. ACFT GROUNDED. REPAIR THE LOWER SKIN OF THE LOWER SKIN RT HORIZONAL STAB AT STAB STA 138.7 IAW SRM 55-10-01, REPAIR NR 11.