Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737790

Difficulty date
October 27, 2015
Submitted
November 13, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N615AS
Make and model
Boeing 737790
Aircraft serial
30344
Aircraft time
53,277 hours, 24,015 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 JUST INBD OF STABILIZER STATION 92.70. CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY .5" LONG AND APPROXIMATELY 10" FWD OF DRAIN HOLE AND IS MARKED. ACFT GROUNDED. REPAIRED LOWER SKIN OF RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AT BS 92.70 IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11. INSPECTION THRESHOLD 56,000 CYCLES AFTER REPAIR INSTALLATION METHOD: DETAIL VISUAL INSPECTION AND EXTERNAL LOW FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION INTERVAL, 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES TABLE 204. .