Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 3, 2016
Submitted
February 13, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35189
Aircraft time
32,064 hours, 9,851 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 INDICATION FOUND ON LT LOWER HORIZONTAL SKIN: NR 1, INBD AT STABILIZER BS 101.9, INBD OF INBD ROW OF RIVETS, 9" FWD OF AFT SPAR, MARKED .800"L. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED DAMAGE AND ACCOMPLISHED DOUBLER REPAIR IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11, FIG 204, REPAIR 11 IS A CATEGORY B, REPAIR WITH AN INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 56,000 FLIGHT CYCLES, PEAT INTERVAL INSPECTION AREA REQUIRED AT 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES BY DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION OR EXTERNAL LFEC INSPECTION IAW NDT MANUAL PART 6, 53-30-00, PROC 5 IAW SRM 55-10-01-2E-11, REPAIR 11, PARA 5, TABLE 204. REMOVED DOT.