Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 18, 2015
Submitted
February 23, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35194
Aircraft time
22,373 hours, 7,252 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

LT HORIZONTAL LOWER SKIN HAS 2 CRACKS AT STA. 138.7, APPROXIMATELY 9' AND 17' FROM THE AFT SPAR. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED DAMAGE FABRICATED DOUBLER AND 3 EA FILLERS AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11, REPAIR 11, ALODINED IAW SRM 51-20-01 PRIMED IAW AMM 51-21-72 PAINTED IAW AMM 51-21-99. THIS IS A CAT B REPAIR INSPECTION THRESHOLD IS 56,000 FLIGHT CYCLES AND REPEAT INSPECTION INTERVAL IS 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES IAW TABLE 204 .