Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 23, 2016
Submitted
June 9, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N592AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35190
Aircraft time
32,343 hours, 9,912 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A400116
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 STABILIZER LOWER SKIN, AT STABILIZER BS 96. FOUND 1.5" CRACK 1.5" FWD OF AFT SPAR. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AND REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 ON RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN AT STABILIZER BS 96 FWD OF AFT SPAR INSPECTION THRESHOLD 56,000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER REPAIR INSTALLATION METHOD: DETAILED VISUAL INSEPCTION AND EXTERNAL LOW FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION INTERVAL: 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES IAW TABLE 204, SRM 55-10-01-2R-11.