Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 27, 2018
Submitted
December 27, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N512AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
39043
Aircraft time
39,784 hours, 11,963 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A400112
Part serial
SAIC1303
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

RH HORIZ STAB LOWER SKIN IS CRACKED BETWEEN STA 92 AND 101 APPROX 11 IN. FWD OF REAR SPAR. GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED DAMAGE TO SKIN IAW B737 800 SRM 55 10 01 2R 11 REPAIR 11 THIS IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR WITH AN INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 56,000 TOTAL FLT. CYCLES AND 9,000 FLT. CYCLE INTERVALS.