Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737990

Difficulty date
January 14, 2020
Submitted
January 25, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N309AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990
Aircraft serial
30857
Aircraft time
64,777 hours, 25,981 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A40011
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 HAS A CRACK AT STA 120 27 INCHES FWD OF REAR SPAR. GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED HORIZ STAB LOWER INTERSPAR SKIN IAW 737 900 SRM 55 10 01 2R 11 THIS IS A CAT B REPAIR WITH AN INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 56,000 TOTAL FLT. CYCLES WITH A REPEAT INTERVAL INSPECTION EVERY 9,000 FLT. CYCLES. TOTAL A/C FLT. CYCLES AT TIME OF REPAIR 25,981.