Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 2, 2018
Submitted
October 29, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35689
Aircraft time
40,118 hours, 12,261 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
186A100041
Part serial
SAIC1217
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 HORIZ LOWER SKIN HAS A CRACK AT STA 166. GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED LT HORIZ LOWER SKIN IAW ARM 55 10 01 2R 11 REPAIR IS CATEGORY B WITH THRESHOLD OF 56,000 CYCLES WITH INSPECTION INTERVALS EVERY 9,000 CYCLES/.