Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7378FH

Difficulty date
December 29, 2014
Submitted
January 13, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N549AS
Make and model
Boeing 7378FH
Aircraft serial
30824
Aircraft time
38,008 hours, 12,247 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

ONE CRACK FOUND ON LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SURFACE AT STA 138.70 6' FORWARD OF REAR SPAR. CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY 1' IN LENGTH. MARKED ON ACFT. ACFT GROUNDED. CUTOUT DAMAGE AND REPAIRED WITH DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11, REPAIR 11. REMOVED DOT. THIS REPAIR IS CAT B AND MUST BE RE-INSPECTED AT EVERY 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER 56,000 INSPECTION THRESHOLD FLIGHT TO INCLUDE DVI & LFEC. THIS IS AN ENGINEERING TRACKED INSPECTION ITEM, NOT PLANNING, STABILIZER STA. 138.70 LT.

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