Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737990

Difficulty date
October 3, 2016
Submitted
October 14, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N315AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990
Aircraft serial
30019
Aircraft time
50,486 hours, 19,613 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A40011
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Horiz 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

LT HORIZONTAL STAB LWR SKIN HAS CRACK INDICATION STA 101.9 1/B ROW 9" FROM AFT MARKED. GROUNDED - YES. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA OF LT HOR STAB LWR SKIN AND FABRICATED REPAIR FILLER AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11. ALODINED AND PRINED IAW SRM 51-20-01. INSTALLED SKIN REPAIR IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11. APPLIED TO COAT IAW SRM 51-20-01. INSPECTION THRESHOLD 56,000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER REPAIR INSTALLATION. INSP METHOD IS DETAILED VISUAL INSP AND EXTERNAL LFEC AND INSP INTERNAL IS 9000 FLIGHT CYCLES IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 TABLE 204.