- Difficulty date
- July 9, 2018
- Submitted
- July 18, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 737890
- Aircraft serial
- 35201
- Aircraft time
- 29,472 hours, 8,637 cycles
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 182A400112
- Part serial
- SAMC1919
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt 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
RT HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN HAS APPROX 1.00" CRACK AT STAB STA 129.5 AT I/B OF RIVET ROW APPROX 15" FWD OF AFT REAR SPAR, I/B OF DRAIN HOLE. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR ADJACENT TO CRACK AREA IAW SRM 51-40-02. ACCOMPLISHED CATEGORY B EXTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR IAW SRM 55-10-01-2R-11.