Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 11, 2015
Submitted
January 27, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35691
Aircraft time
24,682 hours, 7,618 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A400115
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

TWO CRACKS NOTED ON LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN JUST INBD OF STABILIZER STA 138.7. FIRST CRACK IS APPROX 1.031' LONG AND APPROX 7.25' FWD OF REAR SPAR. SECOND CRACK IS APPROX 1.25' LONG AND APPROX 15.5 FWD OF REAR SPAR. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND ACCOMPLISHED DOUBLER REPAIR IAW SRM 55-10-01-22-11, FIG 204. REPAIR 11 IS A CATEGORY B. INSPECTION THRESHOLD IS DIE AT 56000 FLIGHT CYCLES. REPEAT INTERVAL INSPECTIONS ARE REQUIRED AT 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES BY DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTIONS OR VERTICAL LFEC INSPECTIONS IAW NDT PART 6, 53-30-00 PROCEDURE 5 IAW SRM 55-10-01-22-11, REPAIR 11, PARA 5. TABLE 204 .