Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 23, 2019
Submitted
November 5, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35681
Aircraft time
46,552 hours, 13,648 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A4001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Horiz Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

CRACK INDICATION NOTED BETWEEN AT STAB STA 138.70 AND STAB STA 147.90 APROX .5 IN LENGTH. LOCATION IS APOX 5 INCHS FROM CENTERLINE OF FWD ROW OF FASTNER AFT SPAR AND 2 INCH AFT SIDE FROM DOUBLER ON THE STA 147.90 END POINTS OF CRACK ARE IDENTIFIED IN RED MARKER. L/H HORIZONTAL STAB. GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED L/H HOIZ. STAB LOWER SKIN BETWEEN STAB STA 138.70 AND STAB 147.90 IAW B737-800 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11. TOPCOAT APPLIED IAW B737-800 AMM 51-21-99. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR ON LOWER SURFACE OF THE LEFT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IAW B737-800 SRM 51-40-02. REMOVED DAMAGE AND ACCOMPLISHED HFEC INSPECTION OF CUT-OUT AREA IAW B737-NDTM 51-00-00 PART 6 PROC 4 WITH NO CRACK INDICATIONS. FABIRCATED DOUBLER TO INCORPORATE EXISTING REPAIR LOCATION AND INSTALLED CATEGORY B REPAIR IAW B737-800 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11. INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS, 56,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES.