Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 4, 2015
Submitted
August 18, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N581AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35188
Aircraft time
31,836 hours, 9,684 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A400115
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 INBD OF STABILIZER STA 129.50 LT SIDE APPROXIMATELY 8 INCHES FWD OF REAR SPAR. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED DAMAGE AND ACCOMPLISHED DOUBLER REPAIR IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11, REPAIR 11. THIS IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR, INSPECTION THRESHOLD IS DUE AT 56,000 COMPONENT FLIGHT CYCLES. REPEAT INTERVAL INSP REQUIRED AT 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLES BY DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION OR EXTERNAL LOW FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION IAW NDT PART 6, 51-00-26, FIG 1.