Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 5, 2015
Submitted
January 12, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N587AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35684
Aircraft time
27,785 hours, 8,132 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 FOUND ON RT HORIZONTAL LOWER SKIN AT STAB, STA 138.7 APPROXIMATELY 6" FROM AFT SPAR. ACFT GROUNDED. REPAIRED RT HORIZONTAL LOWER SKIN AT STAB STA 138.7 IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11, REPAIR 11, FIG 204, SHEET 2. THIS REPAIR IS A CAT B REPAIR WITH AND INSPECTION THRESHOLD STARTING 2 56,000 FLIGHT CYCLES AND 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLES INTERVALS IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-1, FIG 206, TABLE 204. STA RSS 138.7.