What was found
LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN APPEARED TO HAVE TWO CRACKS. ACFT GROUNDED. VERIFIED THE CRACK INDICATIONS IAW NDT 51-00-00, PART 6. REMOVED THE DAMAGE, FABRICATED A DOUBLER, AND INSTALLED. REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11.
- Difficulty date
- May 25, 2017
- Submitted
- May 26, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N593AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737890
- Aircraft serial
- 35107
- Aircraft time
- 34,885 hours, 10,665 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5512 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 182A400111
- 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.