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
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 STABILIZER LOWER SKIN. CRACK IS JUST INBD OF STABILIZER STA 101.9, APPROX 19.5' FWD OF REAR SPAR AND IS APPROXIMATELY 1' LONG. ACFT GROUNDED. REPAIRED CRACKED SKIN AT STAB STA 101.9, 19.5" FWD OF AFT SPAR AND 10.25" FWD OF AFT SPAR IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11. REPAIR IS CAT B AND REQUIRES REINSPECT 56,000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER REPAIR IS INSTALLED WITH 9000 FLIGHT CYCLE INTERVAL. REPAIR IS ON "AT TASK" ITEM. COMPLETED MIG 57 ATTACHED.