Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737790

Difficulty date
June 11, 2019
Submitted
June 19, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N613AS
Make and model
Boeing 737790
Aircraft serial
30163
Aircraft time
63,232 hours, 30,265 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A40014
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

R/H HORIZONTAL LOWER SKIN HAS A CRACK AT STA 101 10 INCHEES FWD OF REAR SPAR. DOT A154-001. GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED DAMAGE TO R/H HORIZONTAL LOWER SKIN IAW B737-700 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 REPAIR 11. THIS IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR, WHICH HAS AN INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 56,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES AND 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLE INTERVAL.