Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 3, 2015
Submitted
March 6, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N527AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35694
Aircraft time
21,637 hours, 6,833 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A4001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN JUST INBD OF STABILIZER STA 129.5 APPROXIMATELY 8.75' AFT OF FWR SPAR. CRACK IS APPROX 0.765' LONG. ACFT GROUNDED. REPAIRED CRACKED SKIN AT LT STABILIZER LOWER SKIN STABILIZER STA 12935, 8.75" AFT OF FWD SPAR AND 17" AFT OF FWD SPAR IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11. REPAIR IS CAT B AND REQ REINSPECT AT 56,000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER REPAIR INSTALLATION WITH 9000 FLIGHT CYCLE INTERVAL. REPAIR IS ON "AT TASK" ITEM, COMPLETED MIG 57 ATTACHED.