Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 10, 2021
Submitted
April 1, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N568AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35183
Aircraft time
50,193 hours, 15,088 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A400112
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Horiz 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 STAB. LOWER SKIN AT AFT SPAR, FWD OF FWD ROW FASTENERS @ STAB.STA. 101.90 + 4" MARKED 1.550"L CRACK FOUND. GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED HORIZONTAL STAB. LOWER SKIN AND RIB FITTING IAW B737-800 SRM 55-10-01-2R-11 REPAIR 11 AND ALASKA EA 800-55EA-23337 REV 00 DATED 3/31/2021. LOWER SKIN REPAIR IS A CAT B REPAIR AND REQUIRES RE-INSPECT AT56,000 FLIGHT CYCLES. RIB FITTING REPAIR IS A CAT A REPAIR IAW FAA FORM 8100-9.