Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 3, 2015
Submitted
March 9, 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 147.9, APPROXIMATELY 9.25' FWD OF REAR SPAR AND IS APPROXIMATELY 0.875' LONG. NOTE: CRACKS .875, .906, .5. ACFT GROUNDED. FABRICATED & INSTALLED REPAIR ON LOWER STABILIZER SKIN BETWEEN STABILIZER STA 138.7 - 147.9 IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11, REPAIR 11, THIS IS A CAT "B" REPAIR WITH AN INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 56,000 FLIGHT CYCLES AND REPAIR INSPECTION INTERVALS AT 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES. REPAIR IS ON "AT TASK" ITEM, COMPLETED MIG 57 ATTACHED. .