Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
September 24, 2020
Submitted
October 12, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35180
Aircraft time
50,980 hours, 15,128 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A400115
Part serial
SAIC0853
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

LT HORIZONTAL LOWER SKIN CRACKED AT STA 175, 10 INCHES FROM TRAILING EDGE. GROUNDED-YES. CUT OUT DAMAGE AND REPAIRED LT HORIZ LOWER SKIN, IAW B737-800 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 REPAIR 11. THIS IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR WITH AN INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 56,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES AND 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLE INTERVALS.