Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737990

Difficulty date
February 13, 2019
Submitted
February 26, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N318AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990
Aircraft serial
30018
Aircraft time
55,891 hours, 22,184 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
186A100040
Part serial
0001053
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

L/H HORIZ LWR SKIN CRACKED AT STA 101 27.5 IN AFT OF FRONT SPAR. GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED HORIZONTAL SKIN IAW 737 900 SRM 55 10 01 2R 11 REPAIR IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR WITH AN INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 56,000 CYCLES WITH REPEAT INSPECTION EVERY 9,000 CYCLES.