Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 17, 2020
Submitted
August 3, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N594AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35191
Aircraft time
45,761 hours, 13,634 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A400112
Part serial
SAIC1187
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

REF MIG5 OK186606 AND OK186607, R/H HORIZ LWR SKIN HAS 2EA. CRACKS STA 135 25" AND 32.5" FROM L/E. GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED RH HORIZ LWR SKIN 2EA. CRACKS AT STAB STA. 135 25" AND 32.5" FROM L/E IAW 737 800 SRM 55 10 01 2R 11 THIS IS A CAT B REPAIR REQ. INSPECTION AT THRESHOLD OF 56,000 FLT CYCLES. REPEAT INSPECTION METHOD OF DVI AND LFEC INSPECTIONS AT INTERVAL OF 9,000 FLT. CYCLES.