Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7374Q8

Difficulty date
January 1, 2016
Submitted
January 21, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N756AS
Make and model
Boeing 7374Q8
Aircraft serial
25097
Aircraft time
71,726 hours, 41,569 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
657378212
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

RIGHT HORIZONTAL LOWER SKIN IS CRACKED AT REAR SPAR BS 118. ACFT GROUNDED, ON DEFERRAL. REPAIRED RT HORIZONTAL LOWER SKIN CRACK AT REAR SPAR BS 118 IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-13. THIS IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR. THIS CATEGORY B REPAIR HAS FAA APPROVAL IF YOU DO THE SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTIONS AS GIVEN IN PARA 5 OF REPAIR, SRM 55-10-01-2R-B. REPAIR 13 AT INTERVALS EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN 12 MONTHS. AFTER YOU INSTALL THE REPAIR. REPAIR INSTALL 07JAN16.

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