Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737990

Difficulty date
April 21, 2016
Submitted
April 27, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N305AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990
Aircraft serial
30013
Aircraft time
53,376 hours, 20,576 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
186A100022
Part serial
000751
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1138
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 ON LT LOWER HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SKIN AT BS 147, APPROXIMATELY 2" IN LENGTH, 17" FROM AFT SPAR, MARKED IN BLACK. ACFT GROUNDED. REPAIRED LT LOWER HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SKIN AT BS 147 IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11. REMOVED AND REINSTALLED L/E PANEL 331BZ AND TIP CAP ASSY IAW AMM 27-41-21.