Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 2, 2016
Submitted
February 8, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35685
Aircraft time
31,716 hours, 9,648 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 BS 101.9 AND APPROX 9" FWD OF AFT SPAR. CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY 1" LONG AND ENDS ARE MARKED IN RED. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED RT L/E & TIP CAP IAW AMM 27-41-21 CUT OUT DAMAGE ON LOWER STABILIZER SKIN IAW SRM 51-10-02 MATERIAL ID FOR FILLER 2024-T3 .071 PO 858578.1 FOR DOUBLER 2024.T3 .100 PO 833494.2 FABBED PARTS IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 TREATED IAW SRM 51-20-01 AND SOPM 20-44-04. INSTALLED RT L/E AND TIP CAP IAW AMM 27-41-21. INSPECTION THRESHOLD 56,000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER REPAIR INSTALLATION METHOD: DETAIL VISUAL INSP AND ELFEC INSP IAW TABLE 204 OF SRM 55-10-04-2R-11.