Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 26, 2016
Submitted
March 4, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35693
Aircraft time
27,341 hours, 8,135 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A40014
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

LEFT HORIZONTAL LOWER SKIN IS CRACKED-INBD OF THE 6TH DRAIN HOLE. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC TO VERIFY CRACK LOCATION REF NDT MANUAL 51-00-00, PART 6 PROCEDURE 23, LOCATED END OF CRACK LOCATION MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 1.5" IN LENGTH, CRACK IS CONFIRMED. REMOVED DAMAGE IAW SRM 55-10-01, REPAIR 11. FABRICATED REPAIR FILLER .063 2024T3 BATCH 1789764 AND DOUBLER .100 2024 T3 BATCH NR 1448248. PERFORMED HFEC ON CUT OUT AND EXISTING HOLES REF 51-00-00, PART 6. ALODINED REPAIR PIECES IAW SRM 51-20-01. OK TO INSTALL REPAIR DOUBLER REF SRM 55-10-01-2R-11. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER REF SRM 55-10-01-2R-11.