Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 3, 2019
Submitted
May 31, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35693
Aircraft time
39,315 hours, 11,695 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A40012
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 HORIZ. LWR SKIN HAS A CRACK AT STA 147, 9 IN. AFT OF FRONT SPAR. GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED CRACK ON RT HORIZ. LOWER SKIN AT STA 147 9" AFT OF FRONT SPARIAW SRM 55 10 01 2R 11, PG 3 STEP 4 THIS IS A CAT. B REPAIR WITH AN INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 56,000 TOTAL FLT. CYCLES WITH AN INSPECTION INTERVAL OF 9,000 FLT. CYCLES, A/C TOTAL FLT. CYCLES AT TIME OF REPAIR IS 11,695 PER SRM 55 10 01 2R 11, PG 7 STEP 5.