Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 27, 2014
Submitted
January 12, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N564AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35103
Aircraft time
31,503 hours, 9,738 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A400112
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 INDICATION FOUND: RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN, FWD OF AFT SPAR FASTENERS, 3.5' OTBD OF STABILIZER STA 92.70. MARKED AT 1.720' IN LENGTH. ACFT GROUNDED. REPAIRED RT HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11. DOT REMOVED. REPAIR CONSISTS OF CUTOUT OF DAMAGED AREAS 2EA, FABRICATION OF REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLERS 2EA ALL IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11. ALODINED AND PRIMED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLERS IAW SRM 51-20-01. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLERS IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 AND APPLIED TOP COAT IAW AMM 51-21-73. THIS IS A CATAGORY B REPAIR. INSPECTION THRESHOLD IS 56,000 FLIGHT CYCLES. REPEAT INSPECTION INTERVAL IS 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLES BY DETAILED VISUAL INSP OF EXTERNAL LFEC INSPECTION IAW NDT PART 6, 53-30-00, PROCEDURE 5. HORIZONTAL STAB STA 92.7 RT.