Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737990

Difficulty date
February 13, 2017
Submitted
March 3, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N318AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990
Aircraft serial
30018
Aircraft time
49,680 hours, 19,355 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A40011
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 STAB LOWER SKIN CRACKED AT HSS 147.90. ACFT GROUNDED. CUTOUT CRACKED AREA OF SKIN AND FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11, ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-20-01. INSTALLED THE REPAIR IAW SRM 55-10-01-0R-11,