Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737790

Difficulty date
February 10, 2015
Submitted
March 9, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N612AS
Make and model
Boeing 737790
Aircraft serial
30162
Aircraft time
51,994 hours, 23,752 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 LWR SKIN OF RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. CRACK IS APPROX 1' LONG JUST INBD OF STAB STA 138.7 AND APPROXIMATELY 9.5' FWD OF REAR SPAR. ACFT GROUNDED. REPAIRED RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN AT SS 138.7 IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11, DOUBLER IS PAINTED ON JOB CARD G442552. THIS IS A CLASS "B: REPAIR AND HAS INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 56,000 FLIGHT CYCLES.