Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
April 14, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35198
Aircraft time
19,883 hours, 6,018 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A400116
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

1" CRACK INDICATION AT STABILIZER STA 184 2" AFT OF FRONT SPAR ON RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN, MARKED IN RED. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED DAMAGE AND ACCOMPLAISHED DOUBLER REPAIR IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11, FIG 204, REPAIR 11 IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR, INSPECTION THRESHOLD IS DUE AT 56000 FLIGHT CYCLES, REPEAT INTERVAL INSPECTIONS ARE REQUIRED AT 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES BY DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTIONS OR EXTERNAL LFEC INSPECTIONS IAW NDT PART 6,53-30-00 PROCEDURE 5 IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 REPAIR 11, PARA 5, TABLE 204.